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#MumUpdate

(this all refers to the sudden illness incident mum had at the end of November).

So, mum continues to do well. We think that a lot of the illness was caused by her not having access to her strong (opioid) painkillers for a couple of days. Thankfully, we went to a medication review (she hadn't had one in years), and she's on a withdrawal programme. It's getting difficult with the pain, but she sees no other way to get off those tablets - and hopefully onto ones that are more suitable.

On a different note, I finally got a call back from her local borough council about the adult social services referral I made for her back on 3RD DECEMBER. Still, at least things look like they're moving a bit now, so hopefully she'll be able to get a better lifeline installed and they will add a grab rail in the loo. I think we should also ask if it's possible for them to make a new path at the front of the house, as it's very slippery when wet - but we'll see how long all of that takes first.

Continued thread

Does the large button initiate a large volume flush (and the small button the water-saving small-volume flush) or does the size of the buttons reflect their relative importance - a nudge to the user to choose the larger, water-saving, button not the smaller?

Thank you, thank you, Brownsword Centre staff for your handwritten sign clarifying the issue and bringing me solace.

Good Morning, all

I am indebted to the Royal United Hospital in Bath for their excellent healthcare and compassionate hospitality delivered to one very sick bear in January but above all for resolving an enduring perplexity that troubling me for years.

Which button does one depress on the two-button toilet cistern if you want the water-saving flush to operate?

Another day, another aspect of the NHS crisis, this time in the workforce planning around doctors careers.... there is a bottleneck in senior training positions that allow early career ( 'junior') doctors to work towards promotion to consultant (their frequently expected career path).

This is now causing some doctors to look abroad for career progression & thus leave the NHS.

But, perhaps the other Q. is does the NHS need more consultants or more 'regular' doctors?