by Verite Reily Collins | Mar 6, 2023 | NHS
We need a medical professional in charge of NHS – not politicians It’s all coming out now – thanks to 100,000 leaked WhatsApp exchanges, showing that the then Health Minister, Matt Hancock, rejected official guidance from Prof. Sir Chris Witty (the...
by Verite Reily Collins | Mar 1, 2023 | Humour
Humour in Headlines Sometimes Newspapers can give me an unexpected laugh. The Polio Survivors’ Network has come up with the following genuine headlines, sent from their American colleagues, which might give you a lift when enduring yet another ‘bad...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 26, 2023 | Diary Archive
Why waste time on referrals? “We need a referral from your GP”. That phrase is guaranteed to send me up the wall. Why. Oh why are patients in Britain treated like children? In Europe, I can usually phone the consultant’s Secretary directly to...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 20, 2023 | NHS
Beware the ‘NHS sympathy’ vote Another election is due shortly; you can tell when one is in the offing because politicians start canvassing. One of their favourite ‘platforms’ is ideas for reforming the NHS; a sure-fire vote winner. Every day...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 7, 2023 | Diary Archive
Sometimes I feel anonymous I am very grateful that medical staff do so much for me – but just sometimes I wish they would just stop and ask me what I want, instead of assuming they are acting for me in my best interests. Currently, Strike leaders say they...
