[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

You made 2 posts in the middle of the night, you were not having a discussion

You made a point about the amount of money spent on translators, which is yet another pretty strange direction to take in a thread that was supposed to be about the NHS — but I suppose that’s everyone’s prerogative.

My point was simply that we’d drifted a long way from the actual topic. we were talking about the NHS, and suddenly we were off into broad statements about ethnic minorities, “damaged children,” and now the cost of translators. Are these really the most significant concerns in a discussion about a national health service that’s struggling with staffing, funding, recruitment, and basic capacity?

That’s the disconnect I’m highlighting.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Crimson Dynamo

Originally Posted by GiRTh

You’re talking about a very specific part of those communities, but the way it was introduced made it sound much broader than that. My point was simply that it felt like an odd direction to take in a discussion about the NHS. One moment we were talking about healthcare, and the next we were suddenly in a much wider conversation about “ethnic minorities” and “damaged children,” which doesn’t really connect to the topic we were actually discussing.

That shift is what felt jarring. I wasn’t dismissing the issue itself — I was pointing out that it didn’t naturally follow from the NHS conversation we were having.

The post from Crimson Dynamo above was what I was referring to when I made my point. It was relevant to the NHS discussion so I'm not sure why you"d think my point was taking the discussion in an "odd direction". Hope that clears this up for you.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Livia

The post from Crimson Dynamo above was what I was referring to when I made my point. It was relevant to the NHS discussion so I'm not sure why you"d think my point was taking the discussion in an "odd direction". Hope that clears this up for you.