250,000 Scots now disabled
Long term illness and disability reaches a near 20 year high!
Introduction
A staggering 250,000 Scots aged over 16 are now disabled, unable to work. The highest total in nearly 20 years!
‘‘In July 2023 to June 2024, an estimated 786,300 people aged 16 to 64 were economically inactive in Scotland. “Long-term sick or disabled” was the main reason given for being inactive in Scotland.’’
‘‘In July 2023 to June 2024, an estimated 32.0 per cent of inactive people aged 16-64 to gave their reason for being inactive as “long-term sick or disabled”, the highest proportion since July 2005 to June 2006.’’
‘‘The proportions of inactive people who were long-term sick or disabled had been gradually DECREASING over time. However…
..it has been increasing IN RECENT YEARS for both Scotland and the UK.’’
What is the reason?
Lockdowns and experimental ‘COVID vaccines’ are said to be ‘‘safe and effective’’.
Scottish COVID Inquiry-21 March 2024
Not on the news.
‘‘Patient’s conditions have worsened. The population has become generally deconditioned..staying at home more and some long term conditions haven’t been managed as well as they might have been.’’
‘‘Some people are no longer fit enough to have surgery.’’
-Dr Iain Kennedy|Chair of BMA Scotland
25 June 2024
Dr Iain Kennedy’s annual speech.
‘‘The crumbling state of primary care confirms we are on the brink of collapse.‘‘
‘‘Since my last ARM speech and the end of April this year, over 58 thousand patients have waited more than 12 hours in a Scottish A&E department – that’s 24 times greater than 5 years ago.’’
‘‘Scotland is sleepwalking into sacrificing this principle, threatening the very existence of the national health service as we know it.’’
No one is clapping now are they?
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Links:
Full document- https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2024/10/scotlands-labour-market-insights-october-2024/documents/scotlands-labour-market-insights---october-2024/scotlands-labour-market-insights---october-2024/govscot%3Adocument/Scotland%2527s%2BQuarterly%2BLabour%2BMarket%2BInsights%2B-%2B28%2BOctober%2B2024.pdf
https://bmascotland.home.blog/2024/06/25/arm-2024-dr-iain-kennedy/
In the meantime Neil Oliver interviews Kari Lake about what a good bloke Donald Trump is, joke.
I remember waiting with my very unwell friend early in 2023 in casualty for over 14 hours for her to be seen. We arrived at 12 midday she was seen by a doctor at 3 am and she was still on a trolley at 6 am. Casualty was overflowing with people, one poor lady collapsed unconscious and fell from her chair and her two sons were desperately trying to lift her back into her chair while she was still unconscious. The whole experience was horrific, I have seen casualty busy before but this was on a different level. Ordinary people are going to be paying for the covid travesty for a very long time not just in terms of the economy or reduced services but also with impossibly stretched medical and nursing care when we need help. You are right no one is clapping.