Yesterday was
cold, but it's a lot milder today. There was overnight rain, which
clears away during the morning. The sun breaks through by late morning.
A trailer load of logs is delivered to mrs B's backyard. Go out for
papers at 3 pm, extending the walk to Amity House. There I find the
Jotun Arctic tied up. Only the dogs are on baord. The windows of the
boat were smashed in during an Atlantic storm. No sign of the crew,
they may be entertained locally. This evening, there will be a public
meeting at the Town Hall. The NHS Board is proposing reductions in
services at the hospital, because they're £1.5 million in the red. The
meeting was called because huge expenses bills are being paid to Health
Board Executives who commute to and from the island every weekend by
plane. Locum costs are also mushrooming - £11,000 per man per week.
Mounts up, doesn't it. The Health Board stands accused of bullying and
intimidation. Not very pretty picture. Darkness falls at 3.45. The
meeting, attended by about 1,000 people (Stornoway's population is
about 8,000) was chaired by a local councillor. It was intended to give
a voice to people who were too scared to speak out internally. And it
was a damning indictment of the Health Board management, I'm sorry to
report.
Thursday, 1 December 2005
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