Category Archives: Health

Alan Partridge moment?

Posted on July 3, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Looks like Kerry McCarthy is having something of an Alan Partridge moment over on her blog … A few offhand comments on Dutch coffee houses, cannabis and the smoking ban seem to have attracted the attention of those sane and … Continue reading →

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CONsultant's healthy profit

Posted on January 31, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The Cancer revealed yesterday that Frenchay and Southmead Hospitals, both part of the cash-strapped North Bristol NHS Trust (NBHT), are spending just 50p per person on their less-than-appetising hospital meals. This news comes just as the hospital trust has been … Continue reading →

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Counting the cost of Brown's Britain

Posted on December 31, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol’s teenage pregnancy rate in 1998 – 51 per 1,000 Bristol’s teenage pregnancy rate in 2007 – 51 per 1,000 (Source for Mr Barlow: everychildmatters.gov.uk) Considering that the teenage population has increased in this period, this actually means there’s been … Continue reading →

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The strange and confusing world of NHS finance

Posted on October 26, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

North Bristol NHS Trust was issued a loan for £52m by the then Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, on 22 March 2007. Anyone know why?

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Organo-bollox

Posted on September 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

With the Organic Food Festival – run by the toffs of the Soil Association – in town for the weekend, you can rely on The Evening Cancer to be talking a lot of old bollocks about it. No surprise then … Continue reading →

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Light posting today

Posted on September 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Blogger is off to the Organic Food Festival to hear Camilla Barnard’s fascinating talk ‘Wake up to the benefits of an organic breakfast’. Then look out for our own impromptu talk: ‘Why posh, privately educated snobs called Camilla should … Continue reading →

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North Bristol NHS spin shocker

Posted on August 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Nice to see North Bristol NHS Trust spending taxpayers money on blatant political spin for New Labour. This dossier compiled by the Tories of hospitals at risk of downsizing includes Frenchay Hospital’s A&E Department which, as has been well-publicised, is … Continue reading →

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