Consultants are thinking of striking [link]. If we look at the [data] we can see that consultants are in the top 5% of earners as they start in the £80,000 a year ballpark. In Foundation training, doctors will earn a basic salary of £29,384 to £34,012 (top 43% => top 33% of UK wages). Doctor starting … Continue reading Doctors need to understand economies of scale or they will stay miserable
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Dragging medicine from astrology to astronomy
It’s been an intense week. A week straight of 8am to 8pm every day. We are working on the medical simulation software for London hospitals now. So why are we really pushing this? To understand the motivation, we need to understand how to revolutionise a field of science. One of the clearest examples is Haley’s … Continue reading Dragging medicine from astrology to astronomy
I’ve changed jobs again
Before I was working at Monolithai. It was a fun rewarding company and they recently got £8 million in investment. Don't worry, I walked away from the startup with stock in the company. However, I has just written my first programming textbook and I was working out a second book deal on fusing Rust with … Continue reading I’ve changed jobs again
Why the Low Code Movement Scam
For years I've been exposed to the low code movement. This is where people and companies claim that they have a low code solution to your tech problem. With a few clicks on their product, you can build a tech solution. This has some merit. For instance, although I'm a software engineer myself, this blog … Continue reading Why the Low Code Movement Scam
What’s it like to write a book
So it's finally done, earlier on in the month my book was published and delivered to me. As I leafed through the hardcopy, my phone kept pinging with messages from my friends with photos of the book in their hand. Even with all this, it still doesn't really feel real. To be honest, I haven't … Continue reading What’s it like to write a book
The scary financial result of 2020
It’s been a crazy year and not surprisingly in the sudden shift in demand, and assets like Bitcoin reaching above £20,000, it’s not surprising that there’s going to be winners out of this. In 2020 56 billionaires were minted [link]. It has been established that the gap between rich and poor is increasing. There are … Continue reading The scary financial result of 2020
Masks have shown us how incompetent the public is
There’s a lot of people stressing over government strategy. However, this only really works if the basics are being covered. For instance, housing market crash caught a lot of people off guard. However, there were a few firms that saw it coming, bought insurance against it in the forms of swaps, and made a killing. … Continue reading Masks have shown us how incompetent the public is
What Happened to the NHS track and trace app?
So what’s with the NHS track and trace app? Initially the NHS decided to build their own Bluetooth mapping initially rejecting the Apple and Google track and trace [link]. Their bluetooth tech could only detect 4% of iPhones, and 75% of Android devices [link]. This cost £10 million [link]. For those who are not in … Continue reading What Happened to the NHS track and trace app?
Why it’s Completely Incompetent for the NHS to be Using Excel to Process big Data for COVID
As coronavirus goes on, we see more mistakes being made. I’m aware that mistakes happen. This is a unique time. It would be unreasonable for me to be outraged at everything that happened. There are complex decisions that have many factors influencing the outcome. For instance, when to lockdown. People don’t say in, especially if … Continue reading Why it’s Completely Incompetent for the NHS to be Using Excel to Process big Data for COVID
Data Structure is Important, Even if You’re None Technical
As a software engineer, I've been a little obsessed with data. However, I've held off telling everyone how important it is. I've been scarred with the days of when I worked in the emergency department. Every now and then a specialist would do a talk implying their field was the most important. If we had … Continue reading Data Structure is Important, Even if You’re None Technical
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