by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 25, 2021 | NHS
Don’t throw Reports in the waste-paper-bin You know those official letters/reports sent out by the NHS every time you have an Outpatient appointment, procedure etc? Once, when these were sent doctor-to-doctor, they contained comments such as “nothing wrong...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 24, 2021 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
This Autumn It’s more important than ever to ‘Eat Local’ With empty shelves in supermarkets, it’s a good idea to work out what food you can buy locally, in case lack of lorry drivers, etc. means we are going to have a shortage. Since...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 14, 2021 | Diary Archive
It’s doubtful that “lessons will be learned” from the cross-party Science and Technology Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee’s latest report. The report focussed on the mega-errors in the Government’s handling of the...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 12, 2021 | News
Dear Doctor Do you have a Rottweiller in your surgery? Recently the media has been full of stories about patients unable to book GP appointments; one barrier could be Receptionists who manage to put us off. If we need to see a GP, one reason can be embarrassing...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 28, 2021 | NHS
In Defense of GPs Recently the media has been full of horror stories about difficulties getting a GP’s appointment. Am I the only one who has found unexpected advantages? Previously, if you got a recurrence of a condition, you could not book follow-up hospital...