Sorry to hear you’re “back inside” - though sounds like it’s the best place for you. Do hope Monday brings some positive news.
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All the very best for tomorrow @JaneJones, the cheerful news connected to you is that the lovely plant with green/white bordered leaves is really thriving and the rose is renewing its efforts, expecting new buds anytime soon. The other 3 plants have not re-appeared yet but there are some wild flowers that have joined them in the tub, so a beautiful remembrance. 
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Bon courage and I hope everything goes well 
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The biggest issue facing the NHS is the general health of the population, millions are overweight or obese which leads to a constant need of medical attention, it simply can’t cope with the demand.
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Good luck. Friday = beginning of the weekend which usually brings forth all the drunks, battered bodies and all the family out for a trip, well here it does, even grandma is wheeled in with the rest if one is needing treatment! I do have to say though from family being admitted, the staff are very conscientious but some of their attitudes suck as if they have nothing better to do.
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Thinking of you x
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Sending positive vibes, Jane
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I was just wondering where you were Jane, spotted the the thread before start a where’s Jane. All the best and hope you get some positive news tomorrow with a plan for getting you better.
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Its their right to be overweight if they want to, not helped by bad advice from most quarters, diabetic clinics, heart clinics, charities like Diabetes UK or British heart foundation with their totally out of date incorrect information. Big subsidies from large pharma corps who naturally wont let any message get out with the truth or they would pull funding. The food pyramid being the biggest load of garbage for both conditions mentioned.
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Sorry to hear that you’re under the weather again @JaneJones . Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.
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Of course, but people still expect the NHS to treat the consequences of their actions which is totally wrong IMO.
You could no doubt tell my tongue was firmly in my cheek 
However yes they do but it also needs a seed change in education and information. Not a fan of jamie oliver but you saw the flack he endured after trying to change some things like school diners. If the NHS knew anything about nutrition they wouldnt serve patients the crap they do. I know there isnt much money by why then outsource it to 3rd parties just pathetic. To change things would take a new top level and education
I’m amazed that despite everything that’s happening, you’re still giving SFers constant cogent advice as usual! Obviously, also hope your recovery is a swift one. Want to see a new post on Randos’ Photos.
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You can’t blame the advice if they don’t follow it.
You can if its out of date and wrong, mind you given the better advice they might still not follow it. I know of one who wont change anything and when current dose of medication doesnt work any more they just rely on a stronger dose or a new medication so they can carry on consuming the diet that made them ill
In my two stays in a French hospital (CHU Poitiers) I was impressed to learn than each ward has a nutritionist. The food served was excellent and they had no problem providing a varied diet for this vegetarian with a cheese allergy!
My only complaint is that my most recent stay (hip replacement) was so short I only managed an evening meal and a breakfast before I was sent home. 
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Last weekend’s offering for my son was foul. We were taking in sandwiches and other goodies for him as he could not even bear the smell of the offerings the hospital gave him. I gagged at one dish he took the plastic off which was hard boiled eggs with a hot sauce on them, he tried and could not stomach it. On his patient satisfaction form he gladly mentioned that the breakfast coffee tasted of burned dregs and undrinkable.
As regards being under strain, that was not my impression last Monday morning. When I was unloaded into Urgences I was expecting to see something akin to the A&E series about Nottingham’s QMC that I know well.
Not a bit of it, once past the security gurard having a fag outside the door I was not even taken to one of the at least 13 empty cubicles available and was fairly rapidly triaged into the main hospital and my chambre. The only thing to criticise was the only sometimes working tv/radio which didn’t bother me much as I had a well loaded Kindle along for the ride. 
To be fair David I would hope services for heart attacks was prioritised over some other things, cant afford to hang around eh.
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In the Urgences I am now familiar with there were big charts up in the nurse’s admission area that made clear that people with life threatening issues with a major organ get a red wrist band and immediate treatment. Cuts and scrapes get pale yellow and an average 4 hour wait.
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