Comments on: NHS http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Stan Lawrence http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581#comment-5363 Stan Lawrence Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:16:59 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581#comment-5363 St Peters Hospital Chertsey St Peters Hospital Chertsey

]]> By: Stan Lawrence http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581#comment-5362 Stan Lawrence Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:16:36 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581#comment-5362 St Peters Hospital Chertsey St Peters Hospital Chertsey

]]> By: Chuck Unsworth http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581#comment-4236 Chuck Unsworth Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:20:27 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581#comment-4236 This statistical game-playing depends entirely on the assumption that people have very short spans of attention and even shorter memories. It's the same game as constantly 'announcing' 'new' measures which are actually old measures. Good game. Maybe we need to just list how often these 'new' measures are trumpeted. Then we'll get a real handle on what is actually going on. This statistical game-playing depends entirely on the assumption that people have very short spans of attention and even shorter memories.

It’s the same game as constantly ‘announcing’ ‘new’ measures which are actually old measures. Good game. Maybe we need to just list how often these ‘new’ measures are trumpeted. Then we’ll get a real handle on what is actually going on.

]]> By: Roger Huffadine http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581#comment-4234 Roger Huffadine Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:09:16 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2006/04/24/2581#comment-4234 "The PMOS repeated that there were more NHS nurses in work today than there were this time last year and those levels would be maintained." those levels would be maintained... Even if it means applying the same statistical manipulations to Nursing as the Chancellor did to his 'Golden Rule'. That would mean adjusting the measurement criteria to ensure that the resulting figures look favourable - whilst the reality measured using the original criteria is unfavourable. "The PMOS repeated that there were more NHS nurses in work today than there were this time last year and those levels would be maintained."

those levels would be maintained…

Even if it means applying the same statistical manipulations to Nursing as the Chancellor did to his ‘Golden Rule’.

That would mean adjusting the measurement criteria to ensure that the resulting figures look favourable - whilst the reality measured using the original criteria is unfavourable.

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