Together Zoom Sunday Workshop

 

Together workshops and Psyche Delight Company today was a packed agenda of sharing with a mix of people from many countries and languages.  We tried a fun thing of all talking at once in our mother tongues was like the Tower of Babel and fun.  But we had quite an inspirational break out room to produce some written work writing to Covid 19 asking 2 questions 

1.Why? 

2. What thankful for? 

So here is my writing..

1. Dear Covid.

Why did you invade the world? The answer: I came to make you stop and think on how you live your live. You saw how when the world was till it gives a chance to heal, regenerate and shine from all your harm. Your economies were fragile leaving poor poorer. Many who thought they safe and strong in work, lost jobs.  So now is a time to change to make a stronger world with love & care for each other with dignity for all. 

2. Thank you in all this pandemic & lockdown, doors are opened to Zoom and webinars to learn & share together. Now I am a voice for others in this world of Zoom sharing!

It was interesting listening to others writing and how it reflected different facets of this challenging year on us all.

Bathing in Autumn colours

Indoor reading about outdoor

 

Sign language gift

 

Love this idea of sign language cufflinks from The Worble Shack I spotted in a facebook newsfeed from me liking their page. Also linked on Twitter too. I had to get some for Sam my grandson who is a young man now towering over me and his mother.. these cufflinks to add to a collection now as the first pair I bought for his birthday earlier this year was from parliament..I am feeling when he is dressed up for meetings & future dates lol he will have conversational pieces from his cufflinks.. 

So impressed with the customer care of The Worble Shack as the initials bespoke and the packaging and posting to my grandson done with so much care.  Thank you and he loves them..The wood look will look lovely with coloured shirt to dress formal or casual with interest. 

Pride of place by his beloved and very active workstation in his home study room for all his technical studies. 

Women Together Workshop & W.H.O.

The Wednesday Women Together Zoom workshop was good this week and we are submitting our sing a long to We are Family as part of the World Health Organisation We are Family Campaign

Health is made at home webinar

 

Yesterday was the last in the series of webinars put together by Lord Nigel Crisp on the theme of Health is made at home hospital are for repairs.  The Recording available now

"Health is made at home describes the different roles played by the health creators, NHS and Government in our health and wellbeing and calls for new partnerships between all sectors.  This final webinar, facilitated by New NHS Alliance, discusses how these partnerships work in practice today and what they could contribute for the future. 1948 saw the coming together of all the providers of health services in a national health service available equally to everyone.Today we need a new coming together of all the organisations that help create health as part of building a healthy and health-creating society."

I enjoy these webinars and the sharing of good projects that are already working to create a healthier community. Dr Gillian Orrow a GP was sharing her work on community food growing to ensure healthy eating. All speakers were stimulating Prof Donna Hall from Wigan was interesting with her ethnological approach to understanding and development of healthy communities Some articles by Prof Donna Hall

Lord Victor Adebowale  was speaking a lot of sense and the main point is to action all the ideas and words into actuality of healthier societies. 

My summary it becomes clear we all need to link up as there are some good models and projects being developed. There are groups developing out of response of the pandemic that want change to have a healthier population, community and care for our planet.  We have the pandemic, Climate change and for the UK the massive change of Brexit with all the confusion this is making too! We have high levels of stress and mental issues because there feels no firm ground to plan ahead.. These webinars have given me and other hope that we can and will build a better future.  

Data & Technology Webinar

Some screen captures and links from a very interesting webinar that Catapult Virtual Connections Cafe  put together on Digital Infrastructures.  This was very interesting but packed with loads of information from the speakers. It may seem that as a retired nurse midwife why would I be interested in this.. Well our career in the NHS has many databases to manage and I have had a research post where I was gathering raw data to feed into a database.  I therefore was interested in if original keystrokes are footprinted and changes to input recorded to avoid corrupted data.  Politically this has been a year where we have seen the front information from politicians and media being distorted and confused. It was reassuring as I already am aware that Civil servants obey a Code of Conduct  and data bases are pure objective but I still draw attention to this link in the wording:- 

The Civil Service is an integral and key part of the government of the United Kingdom1. It supports the government of the day in developing and implementing its policies, and in delivering public services. Civil servants are accountable to ministers2, who in turn are accountable to Parliament3 

We need data to be pure objective no matter who in government in order for efficient management of companies, organisations and in the NHS patient care and long term planning to meet the need of the catchment population.  An extreme example from my clinical background and an actual case  ...Managers need to know the weight of population and if there is a rise in gross obesity. This is to order special larger beds and lifting equipment to ensure patient dignity and the health and safety of staff in caring for the patient.  I remember one extreme case that was resuscitated survived but needed transporting to ITU we had to call the fire brigade to transport him from resus to ITU... and this was upsetting for all concerned and vital time for transfer had clinical impact too.

Tombolo Future Cities

This presentation was fascinating but made me feel that we will need a complete review of style of infrastructures for the future.  Do we fit technology into existing structures or will we need new designs? 

Academy of Business in Society

Here is just a tastier of the presentation on the National Data Strategy

DASA

There was an array of innovations for defence and security but as my readers are aware I am a peace loving person and would prefer round table discussion over cups of tea to solve disagreements in order to avoid any wars, destruction & loss of lives.... but the medical innovations (as is through history) is coming from the field work on the front line. 

The Francis Crick Institute

Petit moments to stop and pause

 

Zoom on Eradication of Poverty EAPN

EAPN - European Anti-Poverty Network 

International day for the Eradication of Poverty - Acting together to achieve Social and Environmental Justice for All.  Not only a pre pandemic problem but now augmented risk of poverty from job losses due to pandemic. In among this also a need to move towards a greener circular economy. This not only needs improved standard of housing but housing that is energy efficient for occupants.  We are seeing more and more fuel poverty with growing inability to pay bills, a growing worry for this coming winter.  This does not need to be with Solar Wind and Wave kinetic power sources... But folk need help to install and modify homes. Landlords need be helped to modify homes for tenants and it be assured that standards met. 

We had a good presentation from Oliver Du Schutter the UN reporteur on Poverty...he highlighted that the pandemic has put a spotlight on inequalities and the public health problems of overcrowding, comorbidity , poverty reducing immune response. How many had been forced to work in substandard poorly paid jobs in order to keep some income coming in for their families. He stressed the importance of strengthening social protection.

Luttepauvrete.be/

I was able to follow the French contributions from the French speaking Belgiums and impressed with the Lutte Pauvrete... 

The film was an eye opener to those that are struggling.. 

and mostly the elderly. I will try to get this film to post! 

I needed the Zoom translator for the Portuguese input... but was saddened that people are being so stressed with inadequate incomes against increasing cost of living... Feeling ashamed to ask for help and need welfare... It is not the citizen that should be ashamed but leaders to be disgraced.. For me poverty is a diagnostic of failed leadership as all have the right to living dignity...it is also bad housekeeping as poverty costs more in the long run with spin off problems to manage.

There will be a recording of this zoom meeting to share..

In my permitted unmuted comment I was able to make all aware of Kate Raworth's book on the Doughnut model of Economics with circular green economy to benefit all to eradicate poverty and care for our one planet home.  Oliver, the UN reporteur was keen to get a copy of this book and learn more. Kate Raworth Videos

 https://www.eapn.eu/

#endpoverty #thetimeisnow  #povertyworld #Socialrights #environmentaljustice

lol I love the French pronunciation of my name Marjoooree... and yes I did attend in bed socks and slippers...

Hillingdon Hospital Rebuild Public Webinar

Hillingdon Redevelopment website

Some screen captures from this morning public webinar on the plans for a new hospital rebuild on the existing site of Hillingdon Hospital.  The will be a new fully built hospital on the existing site. The clinical support will continue around the building work. There will be collaboration with Brunel University and their plans for a medical school. So medical students will be on clinical placement at the new hospital.   There was only a mention of maternity in passing but no in depth discussion of facilities to cope with the continued and additional demands from Ealing hospital. This demand is on top of a growing population within the London Borough of Hillingdon. 

A question was asked about would there be a helipad  and the answer was no... so this then confirms we will not be having a major trauma unit despite being close to Heathrow Airport and motorways.   There was no mention of the relationship of the hospital with the demands for clinical support from Heathrow with passenger/patients in transit. 

There was a question of car parking during building and post building and the answer was yes there would be due consideration for parking.  But my thought is that with heavy construction vehicles it is going to be quite a logistic challenge given the small surrounding residential roads with on road parking. The area can be congested at the best of times. 

One question was rather amusing given we are talking about a hospital supporting ill patients... someone was more interested if the TV masts would be still in situ for his telly watching as a local resident!! 

Residents and interested parties are encouraged to visit the website and subscribe to the newsletter to keep updated. There will be more public meetings to follow on too Hillingdon Hospital Redevelopment