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Simon Frain

@crowsbow

Hon. Research Assoc. congenital heart disease, Uni Manchester. Retired GP & NCCG cardiologist. Nascent Bayesian, probably.

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Do you know who they are?

23.02.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would a β€œspecialist in preventive healthcare” need to be on the GMC Specialist Register? She is described as β€œa consulting general physician and a world-authority and leading thinker in proactive health management” on her company website.

01.12.2025 10:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Recent per-capita consumption: RoI vs UK
β€’ In 2023, per-capita (ages 15+) alcohol use in Ireland was about 9.9 litres of pure alcohol. οΏΌ
β€’ By contrast, in the UK the average per-capita consumption (15+ adults) was roughly 10.7 litres per year. οΏΌ

30.11.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Recent per-capita consumption: RoI vs UK
β€’ In 2023, per-capita (ages 15+) alcohol use in Ireland was about 9.9 litres of pure alcohol. οΏΌ
β€’ By contrast, in the UK the average per-capita consumption (15+ adults) was roughly 10.7 litres per year. οΏΌ

30.11.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He wants to put us all through the wringer

26.11.2025 08:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Farage flotillas?

01.10.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

How about septicaemia (often called sepsis), a severe illness caused when infection spreads and triggers a dangerous response in the body

17.09.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What does it tell us that we don’t already know, within appropriate confidence intervals? Also β€œsepticaemia, which is a type of blood poisoning” shouldn’t appear in a heath-related press release.

17.09.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m old enough to remember when Conservative Party leaders believed in law and order.

16.09.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 1953 πŸ” 466 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 10

BBC news uk page today, Lib Dem 0, Ref UK 0.

10.09.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ie what comprises evidence, not what the evidence, its having been obtained, means!

10.09.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you and I have different opinions about the meaning of evidence

10.09.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Only when you have no evidence

09.09.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve written to Ofcom urging them to review the BBC’s coverage of Nigel Farage and Reform to see if it is line with broadcast guidance.

The disproportionate coverage of Farage is damaging to the BBC’s reputation as well as our democracy.

1/2

09.09.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 2

Today, the world stores only enough electricity to cover about 1–2 hours of global consumption.
β€’ By 2030, storage should rise to supply 2–3 hours of electricityβ€”crucial for integrating renewable energy and grid stability. Source ChatGPT (which says it is difficult to. Includes mainly pumped hydro

26.07.2025 03:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Region
Excellent
Met Standards
Poor
England
64%
92%
8.2%
Europe (EU/EEA)
85%
96%
1.5%

20.07.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHow does Scottish bathing water compare to the Rest of Europe?
” ChatGPT 21/07/2025 07:25 AET References can be found there.

20.07.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Scotland
β€’ For the 2025 season, out of 89 sites, 56% are classified as Excellent, 30% Good, 10% Sufficient, and only 3% Poor οΏΌ
🌐 Europe (EEA average)
β€’ Across ~22,000 monitored sites, 85% were rated Excellent, and 96% passed the minimum threshold; only 1.5% were Poor οΏΌ.

20.07.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They are not the same. And, EIONET doesn’t include UK which is not an EEA country or a cooperating country. The reference appears to be for the graphic but is not. And Scotland has been coloured blue on the graphics by hand! So, what ever the truth is, it is not supported by the information given.

20.07.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Read more widely please!

18.07.2025 01:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

PEDANT ALERT - It has grown by -0.5% or shrunk by 0.5%... in Q1

29.06.2025 01:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well that’s a good hour wasted reviewing a random sample of the corpus…

16.06.2025 09:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are also mildly insulting outdated medical terms. There are worse of course… I won’t expand

09.05.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Idiot, imbecile, lunatic

09.05.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

QALY v wally

08.04.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

post measles disabilities

08.04.2025 08:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Iiijit

08.04.2025 08:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a British/Irish English speaker I don’t think that reference is wholly authoritative. But I would use the plural for a β€œbunch” probably because it is a bit ill-defined. Whereas the local council is blah blah

28.03.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if someone has researched who has made the diagnosis of a mental health condition prior to any assessment for further support? I feel a mini project beginning… [DOI - retired GP]

16.03.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Most anxiety & depression will have been diagnosed by GPs. Many other conditions will have been diagnosed not by psychiatrists but by psychologists and other mental health people.

16.03.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0