[Strathpeffer]

Close on the heels that 200,000 people have been unceremoniously kicked out of hospitals comes a little gem from north of the border. It would seem that lots of money that should be going on patient care is going to be spent on making paperwork, signs and everything else bilingual. for the benefit of those to whom Gaelic has become a quaint second language. For a little while there I thought that just maybe giving Alex Salmond his independence to play with might just be a good idea but no more

[David Tee]

Link?

[SouthCity]

Slightly misleading thread title.

Health is devolved in Scotland, Wales & NI so nothing to do with Cameron or Lansley this time.

[husted]

Originally Posted by SouthCity

Slightly misleading thread title.

Health is devolved in Scotland, Wales & NI so nothing to do with Cameron or Lansley this time.

Thread title is 'God help the NHS'.

Is Cameron or Lansley God?

[ecco66]

Originally Posted by husted

Thread title is 'God help the NHS'.

Is Cameron or Lansley God?

Of course not, but if the OP is right (awaiting link...) it illustrates the strains on the NHS nationwide. It's not going swimmingly in Wales, either.

[thms]

will it be something like this?

http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/aboutcnes_g.asp

[SouthCity]

Originally Posted by ecco66

Of course not, but if the OP is right (awaiting link...) it illustrates the strains on the NHS nationwide. It's not going swimmingly in Wales, either.

If the Scottish and Welsh Governments didn't give away free prescriptions to the rich (i.e. without means testing) they would have more money to spend on frontline services.

That's a decision they have taken so they have to justify it.

[ecco66]

Originally Posted by SouthCity

If the Scottish and Welsh Governments didn't give away free prescriptions to the rich (i.e. without means testing) they would have more money to spend on frontline services.

That's a decision they have taken so they have to justify it.

Very true indeed, but I stand by my original point that the NHS is facing significant strain.

[Strathpeffer]

Originally Posted by David Tee

Link?

Front page, Scottish Daily Mail yesterday

[thms]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_...land)_Act_2005

While the Act is most certainly considered by most as being a step in the right direction, one key weakness is that it applies only to public bodies operating in Scotland and whose business is classed as being a devolved matter (outlined by the Scotland Act 1998).Other public bodies (such as the Royal Mail, the DVLA and London-based governmental departments) are not bound by the act and have on the whole failed to embrace its spirit and proactively prepare Gaelic language plans.

[ecco66]

Originally Posted by thms

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_...land)_Act_2005

While the Act is most certainly considered by most as being a step in the right direction, one key weakness is that it applies only to public bodies operating in Scotland and whose business is classed as being a devolved matter (outlined by the Scotland Act 1998).Other public bodies (such as the Royal Mail, the DVLA and London-based governmental departments) are not bound by the act and have on the whole failed to embrace its spirit and proactively prepare Gaelic language plans.

Cymru am byth.