Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 2:23:26 GMT -1
Brilliant management of the poor Glasgow nurse who got back from Sierra Leone last night.
Within a couple of hours of falling ill, she was in the Brownlee infectious diseases unit at Gartnavel, just a few yards away down Cleveden Hill.
Heard a huge heavy plane right overhead about 2am, unusual flightpath and time, but reason clear now as she was taken to London in a forces Hercules overnight apparently.
A media feeding frenzy, of course
Although the Scots are calm, thoughtful of the woman and her family and colleagues, and not uber-reacting about it, trusting our NHS workers to take utmost care, it's not the same in parts of England where people with IQs in single figures are panicking.
What's worse is the outbreak of terrible anti-Scots invective from some quarters, who are furious at having to 'foot the bill' for her treatment. You just couldn't make it up.
So ignorant they're unaware of protocol throughout the UK for ebola cases: that all are treated in a single dedicated unit that just happens to be in London. To minimise risk and to ensure containment. DOH! Just judicious planning, common sense!
But no, we are being ripped apart in some media outlets because we're seen as 'needing' a bailout by the South. The rank stupidity is breathtaking, it really is.
This nurse spent the last month as part of a team of NHS volunteers working in the worst hit communities, an unselfish dedicated professional who we are all hoping will make a full recovery.
Perhaps there's a case for looking at enhanced quarantine measures for those returning from affected areas but first and foremost is containing the one confirmed case and getting her better, shirley.
Within a couple of hours of falling ill, she was in the Brownlee infectious diseases unit at Gartnavel, just a few yards away down Cleveden Hill.
Heard a huge heavy plane right overhead about 2am, unusual flightpath and time, but reason clear now as she was taken to London in a forces Hercules overnight apparently.
A media feeding frenzy, of course
Although the Scots are calm, thoughtful of the woman and her family and colleagues, and not uber-reacting about it, trusting our NHS workers to take utmost care, it's not the same in parts of England where people with IQs in single figures are panicking.What's worse is the outbreak of terrible anti-Scots invective from some quarters, who are furious at having to 'foot the bill' for her treatment. You just couldn't make it up.
So ignorant they're unaware of protocol throughout the UK for ebola cases: that all are treated in a single dedicated unit that just happens to be in London. To minimise risk and to ensure containment. DOH! Just judicious planning, common sense!
But no, we are being ripped apart in some media outlets because we're seen as 'needing' a bailout by the South. The rank stupidity is breathtaking, it really is.
This nurse spent the last month as part of a team of NHS volunteers working in the worst hit communities, an unselfish dedicated professional who we are all hoping will make a full recovery.
Perhaps there's a case for looking at enhanced quarantine measures for those returning from affected areas but first and foremost is containing the one confirmed case and getting her better, shirley.
