Skip to content

Dr Rod’s Odd Blog (almondemotion)

My thoughts on creativity, health and social care and their relationship to human emotions

Menu + × expanded collapsed

About me
Contact
Medical resources
Home
Humanism
Effectiveness
Person Centred Care
Dementia
Delirium
polypharmacy
Manor Field Surgery

Tag Archives: military spending

The cost of loneliness (Roubles, dollars or robots?)

One patient recently attempted to resuscitate her (toy) baby when the batteries ran-out.

Posted byrodkersh1948February 27, 2022Posted inDelirium, Dementia, Effectiveness, family, Humanism, Manor Field Surgery, Person Centred CareTags:care, care home, continence, death, dog walking, falls, home first, means-testing, military spending, NHS, Nursing Home, Older People, Powick Hospital, Social Care, Ukraine, What matters to you, WMTYLeave a comment on The cost of loneliness (Roubles, dollars or robots?)

Follow Dr Rod’s Odd Blog (almondemotion) on WordPress.com

follow me on Twitter

Pictures and photos

Little people

Little people

chicken soup face

Featured Image -- 4832

Zen/Hesse

Zen/Hesse

Sonja and Bella

Sonja and Bella

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag

the great wave off kanagawa Tsunami_by_hokusai_19th_century

stone

Relatives 3

Relatives 3

Leadership Alliance Sticker_Finalstripe

Leadership Alliance Sticker_Finalstripe

Picasso, 3 Dancers 1925

Bruce - GoD

Bruce – GoD

John and Vince Hill

John and Vince Hill

Grant_Wood_-_American_Gothic_-_Google_Art_Project

17d881273116a87998bf01f1c925d0b3

albert-einstein

Camptocormia - Chagall

Camptocormia – Chagall

la-ca-jc-milan-kundera-20150614

Jaffa 3

Jaffa 3

the-last-thing-i-remember-by-steven-makse

bamba

7-oldman

Jaffa 2

Jaffa 2

IMG_3656 (1)

The wall

The wall

maisie

Weeping Woman 1937 Pablo Picasso 1881-1973

Weeping Woman 1937 Pablo Picasso 1881-1973

L'ecrivain americain Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) et Neil Cassady en 1952 photo prise par Carolyn Cassady --- American writer Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) and Neil Cassady in 1952 photo taken by Carolyn Cassady

L’ecrivain americain Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) et Neil Cassady en 1952 photo prise par Carolyn Cassady — American writer Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) and Neil Cassady in 1952 photo taken by Carolyn Cassady

Japanese Man with Rock

28CACAC800000578-3085621-image-m-29_1431900739565

red8

maimonides

sboopy

Herodium

Herodium

7.1968

Cloud

Cloud

1999fall_darwin-einstein-marx-freud_1920x1080_0

Sassoon

Sassoon

rimbaud-800x0-c-default

Xerxes

Xerxes

boat quarry

foxes

880px-Joseph_Trumpeldor

Rod and Tracey

Rod and Tracey

kit sheep pigs

Rod and Michelle

Rod and Michelle

kafka

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

Death of Minnehaha

Death of Minnehaha

Emperor

Emperor

Jaffa 1

Jaffa 1

Mount of Olives

Mount of Olives

Sidni Ali

Sidni Ali

Dog friendly

Dog friendly

Athenian dragonfly

Athenian dragonfly

blue house

002sf3849yellowflowers1

this is me

seil

stagx

Head

Head

begbie2

maw-and-paw-broon-screenprint-dc-thomson-shop_1

Cicely Saunders

Cicely Saunders

Mallard

Mallard

ginsberg burroughts genet

Gestapo Informer, dessau, germany, 1945

Billy Connolly pictured in 1977

Billy Connolly pictured in 1977

Through the fence

Through the fence

stone 2

FullSizeRender (1)

barack obama japan hiroshima memorial survivor

Relatives 1

Relatives 1

Through the fence

Through the fence

jack

pic 24 rk

The Starfish Story

web-ashkenazi-jews-1-getty

slap

bringing in the mistletoe

brucelee-2-

This picture is free of charge to use in relation with publicity; review and previews for Don Patersons new book RAIN only. Poet Don Paterson, St Andrews, United Kingdom 11/9/ 2006 © COPYRIGHT MURDO MACLEOD No syndication, no redistribution, Murdo Macleod's reproduction fees apply. STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY (press button below or see details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html

This picture is free of charge to use in relation with publicity; review and previews for Don Patersons new book RAIN only. Poet Don Paterson, St Andrews, United Kingdom 11/9/ 2006 © COPYRIGHT MURDO MACLEOD No syndication, no redistribution, Murdo Macleod’s reproduction fees apply. STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY (press button below or see details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html

lichen 4

Relatives 2

Relatives 2

side kick

bananas

Van gogh

Van gogh

Images

Tags

A&E advance care plan ageing anxiety Blog Brexit Bruce Lee care care homes communication Covid Covid 19 death Delirium Dementia Depression doctors Dogs Doncaster Douglas Adams drugs effectiveness End of Life Evolution facebook falls family Flow Glasgow Google Health Health and Social Care Healthcare hierarchy hospital hospital acquired infection Hospitalisation hospitals IHI improvement Innovation Israel Labour language leadership Malcolm Gladwell Mallard Ward medicalisation Medically fit Medicine memory Mindfulness Multidisciplinary teams NHS Nietzsche Older People palliative care pathways patient safety people not patients perception Person Centred Care politics PPE quality Quality Improvement Rotherham Sheffield South Yorkshire Spiral Dynamics staff statistics teams Tory Work

Follow Blog via Email

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Email Address:

Join 3,388 other subscribers

Follow Blog via Email

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Email Address:

Join 3,388 other subscribers

Follow Dr Rod’s Odd Blog (almondemotion) on WordPress.com

Dr Rod’s Odd Blog (almondemotion), Blog at WordPress.com.

Follow Following
- Dr Rod’s Odd Blog (almondemotion)
- Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

Loading Comments...

Write a Comment...

Email (Required)

Name (Required)

Website

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy