It's a measure. It has meaning - higher means better something and lower means worse. The debate is what the 'something' is that it measures and how easy it is to train people to get b… (View Post)

The ideal is probably someone like my paternal grandmother, who died at age 86 in her sleep having been independent and on - I think - no medications and with only one hospital stay about 8 years ear… (View Post)

The top down re-organisation of the NHS that the Tories didn't do, having of course promised not to, would no doubt have absorbed a lot of staff time had it happened. So lucky, all in all, that … (View Post)

The US just pissed off Israel, right? So they probably used that giant octopus thingy they have to nudge the boat into the bridge. Am I doing this right? (View Post)

Please stay after class? Personally, I think it's time for expulsion. (View Post)