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JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > prit Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Get a vacbot > > > Do these things work or do they get stuck all the > time ? They get stuck all the time.

Dyson cordless.

Now what?

teddyboy23 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Before the Irish shop it was video tape rentals > called sun videos Really? But there was another video rental shop where the big St Christopher Hospice charity shop now is. Were there two?

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rumoured to be a Superdrug?! Oh no, I really hope not. Doesn't feel like it would fit in with Lordship Lane at all. Had hoped for an independent, or at least a smaller chain than Superdrug. :( :( :(

Not sure what the situation is if the person owns the salon? Same?

monica Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Artichoke contains a rich source of Inulin, which > has been found to help reduce cholesterol levels, > also helps with sleep and blood sugar regulation. You can also buy Inulin as a powder (derived from chicory). It is completely tasteless, you just sprinkle a teaspoon of it over food (or you can dissolve it in liquid). It was recommended to me by a hospital consultant, not for reducing cholesterol, just for general gut health. It's on offer at Holland and Barrett at the moment, don't know if Health Matters stock it? https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/bioglan-inulin-powder-60009726 ETA: A packet lasts for ages!

I always feel totally embarrassed tipping my hairdresser, and so does he. In larger places I used to just leave it at the desk when I paid, but the place I go to now is really small. The trouble is it's sort of become a joke now :(

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shouldn't it be fostering? :))

Peace lilies are practically indestructible :)) So are spider plants and aloes. Don't know about the other one, but there's no way the first three won't survive neglect for a month at this time of year!

It was a bit worrying when I went on the Bus Countdown app this morning and it said something like no buses for 30 minutes! ETA: Luckily a 185 came along in about a minute!

siousxiesue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > IF-intermittent fasting. Lowered mine to an > amazing level. Just seen that intermittent fasting is also recommended for diabetes (I think it was) following a scientific trial.

What are your plants, bawdaleb ?

mayo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just queued at post office for 40 mins to be told > that it is now 48 hours between a missed delivery > and being able to collect at PO rather than 24 > hours as stated on the card so my item wasn?t > there. What a wind up. I suggested they alter the > cards accordingly or at least have a sign up at > the PO to save people queueing unnecessarily but > don?t hold out much hope that they will do either. > So please bear this in mind when collecting! Pissups and breweries spring to mind.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ideal sketch material > > TM: This deal honours the result of the > referendum > Me: The referendum shows that the public were > split, and it was not clear exactly what what was > being voted on > TM: No it didn?t > Me: yet it did > TM: no it didn?t, the British Public clearly voted > to leave the European union > Me: The referendum showed that the public were > split between those that wanted to stay and those > that want?t to leave > TM: no it didn?t > Me: yes it did > TM: no it didn?t > Me: This is not a debate, a debate involves a > series of statements intended to establish a > proposition > TM: no it doesn?t > Me: You are just taking up a contradictory > position > TM: No I am not > Me: a debate is an intellectual process. > Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of > any statement the other person makes. > TM: no it isn?t > > (warning anyone under 40 will be lost on this > post) :)) :)) :))

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > The issue about existing GP surgeries becoming > > under resourced is a separate one about > funding, > > which surely could be sorted out. > > Well yes, if the NHS could suddenly find an extra > 25% to cover the loss of surgeries' most > profitable (for want of a better word) demographic > that would certainly make things much easier, but > I haven't noticed the system being exactly awash > with extra cash recently. Let's hope for a general election then, eh?

alice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There was a recent twitter teacup about tiny baby > prescribed meds after video consultation. > Dangerous Well, yes, of course dangerous if the wrong meds or treatment were prescribed. However, it could just as well have been human error after a non video consultation, couldn't it? Doctors are making mistakes every day - they're only human (no joke intended) - with in some cases devastating consequences. I think it's easy to criticise a new way of doing things which is not necessarily worse, and may well be better overall, than the old way of doing things. The issue about existing GP surgeries becoming under resourced is a separate one about funding, which surely could be sorted out. ETA: Things change. Not always for the worse. Though it often seems like that these days.

Depending on what they are, I doubt I they will die in four weeks at this time of year! ETA: More plants die from overwatering than underwatering!

Given the potential real advantages of this to many people, I think it would be a pity if some solution wasn't found. The "two tier" thing is a bit emotive. It is reasonable not to use this service for things it couldn't easily handle, surely? I thought AI was already being used to give the GPs information before the phone consultation? I know some older people who won't bank online and won't shop online. I personally won't use a banking app on my mobile. But that doesn't mean I don't think those services shouldn't be available to others. I know it's not quite the same thing. But I'm a bit confused. Nobody is suggesting that people should pay for this service outside the NHS, are they? I clearly need to find out more about the implications. I'll do some research!

That Horizon programme was riveting, thanks so much Ian. Good luck I had just enough time to watch it before they took it off iPlayer! Lots of issues raised obviously, but overall I thought the speed with which the AI is developing is extremely impressive, and to see what the company is doing in Rwanda was staggering really. As somebody who has had potentially very serious misdiagnoses in the past (hospital consultant who told a load of students I had food poisoning when actually I had a ruptured ovarian cyst and peritonitis and could have died; A and E doctor who said I had an allergic reaction to eye make-up when actually I had an ulcer on my cornea and could have gone blind ... and other less serious mistakes.....) I don't find it terribly convincing to hear doctors say that because the AI wasn't 100% accurate that therefore it shouldn't be used. Defensive or what? And in one of the examples they showed, although the AI had come to a wrong diagnosis, it still said that the patient needed to see a GP, so the wrong conclusion presumably would have been picked up at that point. Interested to listen to the Radio 4 programme now. Tomorrow!

Thanks Ian, I'll try and watch that tonight!

Thanks Rendel. It's certainly not at all clear from their website that it is not part of the NHS. When I saw the leaflet I thought it wasn't, but when I went onto the website, I thought it was. However, it does clearly say both on the leaflet and the website that you have to deregister from your current GP practice (but it would hardly work otherwise, would it?) And it also says on the website that you can leave at any time and register with a "normal" GP, so I assume you could go back to your present GP (as going by some of the more negative reviews, some people have). Are they actually vetting who they take on though, eg because of age or existing illnesses? That isn't at all clear.

I (and I assume others in ED) received a leaflet through my door advertising an NHS service, GP at Hand. I had never heard of this before, but it seems a great idea. However it has mixed reviews online. Just wondering if anybody has used or is currently using it, and if so what were their thoughts? https://www.gpathand.nhs.uk/

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Several parcels missing, no calling card. This is > why I always use Hermes. There isn't a problem with parcels sent from this area. The problem is with items being delivered, and therefore you don't usually get a choice as to who delivers them.

So did you actually find anybody, OP?