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Grand Pianos
Topic Started: Dec 19 2016, 03:09 PM (317 Views)
Ewill
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I'm beginning to wonder if there's an entire trend passing me by?

Two of Gordon the moron's pfi NHS superbug factories within 45 minutes have installed grand pianos seemingly randomly in their atriums and after landing at Heathrow last week there were another 2 random grand pianos installed in corridors between the landing gate and before arriving at the immigration area.

None were being played

What's going on?
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Ewill
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Affa
Dec 24 2016, 12:06 AM
Steve K
Dec 23 2016, 11:41 PM


But surely the key fact about MRSA is the MR ie Methicillin Resistance and when the bug acquired that resistance through gene mutation? I really don't think you can blame that on any political party

There are some that do blame government, the NHS itself, for MRSA infections being a problem, (Two of Gordon the moron's pfi NHS superbug factories), but I have not.
What I did was put the focus on why it gained such a hold at the time you experienced it and why more stringent measures were not put in place to minimise infections until much later than they could have been made the norm we now see.

The government releases monthly stats regarding infection rates - used to be weekly.
MRSA monitoring
The interesting fact is that 73% of cases were contracted outside of hospitals.
The other unwelcome stat is that since 2011 the number of hospital acquired infections is on the increase once again.
The measures that were put in place had a significant result:-
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Based on results from a selection of hospitals across England, the report indicates that there have been large reductions in both MRSA and C. difficile rates since the last survey was conducted in 2006. C. difficile infections fell from 2% of patients becoming infected in 2006 to 0.4% in the 2012 report. MRSA fell even more sharply, from 1.8% of patients affected to less than 0.1%.
NHS UK

What annoys me is that those demanding the NHS is Privatised, has less State funding, will also make the most politically based critiques regarding its failures'difficulties ......... they appear to want excellence but aren't willing to fund such investments.
Why are referring to MRSA alone?

It is merely one of a whole host of superbugs contracted by patients in NHS hospitals

Your link acknowledges that fact- why don't you?

Bloodstream infections (bacteraemia) account for around 10% of all healthcare associated infections, only 4% are caused by MRSA
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Affa
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Ewill
Dec 24 2016, 08:13 PM

Why are referring to MRSA alone?

It is merely one of a whole host of superbugs contracted by patients in NHS hospitals

Your link acknowledges that fact- why don't you?

Bloodstream infections (bacteraemia) account for around 10% of all healthcare associated infections, only 4% are caused by MRSA

Because MRSA has been the major cause for what we are seeing ....... it has been given its own Parliamentary debate time on several occasions.

Why are you unable to acknowledge that the problem got worse under the Tories, improved under New Labour (greatly reduced instances), and has gotten worse again under this government?


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Steve K
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Back to Pianos

It's all about branding. Establishing a mental image of the organisation you are dealing with that will positively influence you decisions their way whether immediate or long term.

Nordstroms in the USA frequently have grand pianos in their stores sometimes they are played, it's a subtle brand trademark. Do they sell pianos or the music? No but they sell a lot of goods
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Ewill
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Dec 24 2016, 08:32 PM
Ewill
Dec 24 2016, 08:13 PM

Why are referring to MRSA alone?

It is merely one of a whole host of superbugs contracted by patients in NHS hospitals

Your link acknowledges that fact- why don't you?

Bloodstream infections (bacteraemia) account for around 10% of all healthcare associated infections, only 4% are caused by MRSA

Because MRSA has been the major cause for what we are seeing ....... it has been given its own Parliamentary debate time on several occasions.

Why are you unable to acknowledge that the problem got worse under the Tories, improved under New Labour (greatly reduced instances), and has gotten worse again under this government?


MRSA has not caused the myriad of superbugs

Politicians (of any hue) do not cause HAI superbugs ,for anyone to claim that they are is dishonest

Individual negligent , lazy NHS staff who can't be arsed to wash their hands between patients or disinfect equipment and who are not disciplined and given final warnings by ward managers (ie sisters) for their constant failures to adhere to infection controls cause HAI. No-one else.
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Ewill
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Steve K
Dec 24 2016, 09:59 PM
Back to Pianos

It's all about branding. Establishing a mental image of the organisation you are dealing with that will positively influence you decisions their way whether immediate or long term.

Nordstroms in the USA frequently have grand pianos in their stores sometimes they are played, it's a subtle brand trademark. Do they sell pianos or the music? No but they sell a lot of goods
Hmm...

I can understand the concept in a retail environment , not sure I get the idea in an airport or NHS

(prog on earlier with Eamonn Holmes about high priced Christmases at the luxury end-a piano store was visited-incredible price tags)
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Steve K
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Ewill
Dec 25 2016, 12:28 AM
Steve K
Dec 24 2016, 09:59 PM
Back to Pianos

It's all about branding. Establishing a mental image of the organisation you are dealing with that will positively influence you decisions their way whether immediate or long term.

Nordstroms in the USA frequently have grand pianos in their stores sometimes they are played, it's a subtle brand trademark. Do they sell pianos or the music? No but they sell a lot of goods
Hmm...

I can understand the concept in a retail environment , not sure I get the idea in an airport or NHS

(prog on earlier with Eamonn Holmes about high priced Christmases at the luxury end-a piano store was visited-incredible price tags)
NHS may be about getting people in a good frame of mind. Airports are very much retail centres nowadays.
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Steve K
Dec 25 2016, 12:39 AM
NHS may be about getting people in a good frame of mind..


Or so they can play the funeral march.

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