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What a difference a year makes!
Posted on 7:21pm Thursday 8th January 2009
New Year is well-known as the time when we reflect over the past twelve months and think about the year to come. I remember the feeling of excitement in January 2008 when I watched the old postgraduate building at Watford General being razed to the ground. This was to make way for a massive new modular building that was going to help the Trust realise it’s plan to bring the emergency service in west Hertfordshire bang up to date. At the time, it seemed incredible to think that within a few short months a new 120-bed building would emerge next to the existing A&E department, but as time went on and 142 modules were transported from York and fitted together on site like an enormous lego set, the Trust’s long awaited plans started to become a reality. And here we are twelve months later, with the new emergency unit, known as the Acute Admissions Unit, or AAU for short, nearly ready to open its doors to patients in March this year. But what does this mean to you, me, and our families who may have cause to use the emergency service in the future? Well, it will offer more efficient, effective and quicker care in a clean, modern environment, but don’t take my word for it, come and see the AAU for yourself at the public open day on 24 January 2008 and speak to the doctors and nurses who will be providing this revolutionary new service. Tours of the AAU will be available from 11am to 3pm, so please ring 01923 693200 to book your place or just turn up on the day. May I also take this opportunity to wish you a happy and healthy 2009 and hope to see you on 24 January.
Simon Grover »
Energy Security
Posted on 10:35pm Monday 5th January 2009
The latest spat between Russia and the Ukraine over gas supplies highlights once again the need for energy security to be at the forefront of national energy policy.
Ian Harrison »
Charity begins everywhere
Posted on 1:48pm Monday 5th January 2009
Don't let your local charities Pepper out because of the Credit Crunch. It's sometimes too easy to shove your pennies in a tin. Let's do something!
Eddie Watson »
No Christmas cheer for Woolies
Posted on 5:38pm Wednesday 24th December 2008
Financial losses, mass job cuts, UP TO* 50% off sale, customer frustration, stock shortages and staff discomfort. It's all part of Christmas in the Woolworth's house! *note: they've made the "up to" part particularly small on all the signs, so I thought I'd make it more apparent.
Ian Harrison »
Farewell to Christmas as we know it?
Posted on 11:20am Wednesday 24th December 2008
The goose is getting fat, the moths are having a party in my wallet and the crunch has hit Santa's claws. Is it the end for the corporate cowboys?
Ann Janes »
Will my poinsettia flower again?
Posted on 8:55am Monday 22nd December 2008
Having given a few tips recently on how to look after your Hippeastrum I was cornered by a friend who said ‘that was all very well but what about my poinsettia?’ Once again, it helps to know a bit about their history.
Simon Grover »
Too keen to clean
Posted on 9:52am Thursday 18th December 2008
A street-cleaning vehicle sat outside my front door this morning, with its engine running constantly, from 6am FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF!
Ian Harrison »
Open House or Closed House ?
Posted on 5:46pm Wednesday 17th December 2008
After eight sparkling years the Open House at The Pumphouse on Tuesdays could about to be washed away in a flood of apathy.
Simon Grover »
A new course out of the crisis
Posted on 7:54pm Tuesday 16th December 2008
The Guardian today issues us all with a challenge to think outside the box when we search for answers to the financial crisis: "The Greek word kairos is the origin of the word chaos, but for the ancient Greeks it also described how some moments of crisis are decisive - they offer both danger and opportunity. They are moments that require courage and boldness of judgment. Roosevelt grasped that point of kairos in 1933, and produced his New Deal.
Eddie Watson »
Honda's Hydrogen Heyday?
Posted on 7:18pm Monday 15th December 2008
If you watched Top Gear last night (14/12/08) then you'll have seen what potentially could be the rescuer of the car industry.
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