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    Discussion of moving people taken ill on trains

    it is not. hence the AACE / JRCALC update. leaving people on Long Extrication boards is harmful , number need to harm through inappropriate or excessive immobilisation is far far smaller ( i.e. harm much more likely) than the Number needed to treat for a highly unstable Spinal injury .
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    No van space on GWR IETs for small businesses to send goods to London from Cornwall

    Marketing ? as after all the HST still has a great deal of draw and affection among the disinterested public ... as an example of the lasting power of British innovation ...
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    No van space on GWR IETs for small businesses to send goods to London from Cornwall

    given dry ice chiller boxes are used to send product on 24 hour courier services ....
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    Discussion of moving people taken ill on trains

    you are aware of the 2016 AACE / JRCALC guideline update aren't you ? the one that further legitmised 'self extrication' and 'banned' transport on extrication boards ...
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    Discussion of moving people taken ill on trains

    nearness to A+E is irrelevant as if a patient is sufficiently unwell to require an ambulance they will be transported to the APPROPRIATE recieving unit not the closest. access however is a good call - much rather take someone off at Castleford than Normanton or P2 or 3 at...
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    What happens to you (as a train driver) in this situation

    'laid off' has a quite specific meaning in such discussions as the other reply said the TOC would have three Options 1. a revised rota to fit services that were operating 2. ask you to report to your usual ( or agreed alternative) place of work to be a 'spare' / 'standby' or...
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    Discussion of moving people taken ill on trains

    Care to cite the legislation that states that ? love to see the basis other than Union scaremongering for any complaint or civil action where a member of railways staff permits or assists an individual who is feeling unwell from leaving the train to take a seat on the platform ...
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    Discussion of moving people taken ill on trains

    presumably the difficultues at hykeham relate to be unable ot clear the crossing ? location of ambulance stations is irrelevant when it comes to DMAs as other than handover times and the longer break in a shift in some services it is rare in man services for ambulances to make it back...
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    Transgender sporting question

    aside from the unethical and exploitative nature of such comparisons it gets interesting when you start throwing in images of cisgender women who have features at the extremes of typical female facial geometry, but because of the overlapping of the ranges are typical male...
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    Transgender sporting question

    so why is association football mixed at the younger levels ? have you actually read the scientific papers on the performance of trans atheles and i'm not sure if there is appaer yet rather than the observations of trans dancers you appear to be confusing transgender women with...
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    Transgender sporting question

    Gender Identity is not about Sexuality or ' sexual preference'
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    Transgender sporting question

    You are unable to substantiate the accusation that gender Dysphoria develops subsequently to birth, given the way in which hormonal and other factors impact on the the development both physically and mentally of individuals, you are taking a brave step, far greater than any reliable...
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    Discussion of moving people taken ill on trains

    I agree with all the above ... also by continuing to a slightly larger station , you can have the crew ready to to meet the train as it pulls in rather than the train sat at a station ... there is also logistics to consider ... I used to live in West Yorkshire and i have in the past...
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    No van space on GWR IETs for small businesses to send goods to London from Cornwall

    222s don;t run south or west of the MML ... 220 /221 however under XC ...
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    Newark Castle transfer

    NNG likely to have Hackneys plying as stated in the other reply above. as Gaz says have you considered a route via Peterborough if the NNG > Castle interchange intimidates , or travelling at a time where there is a direct train from NNG to Lincoln , there are a number of EMT...

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