by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 24, 2019 | Humour
Words can mean a lot. But the language professionals use when talking to us needs an overhaul I am fed up with “just a scratch”. No – I want to scream. Uttering that platitude usually means a painful dig as a nurse remembers to say this, but...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 17, 2019 | News
Getting a restful night’s sleep is a challenge Now we are facing lockdown – again – this is bound to add to anxieties, which won’t help as we toss and turn trying to sleep. Friends who have been unlucky enough to catch Covid-19 report the same...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 15, 2019 | Diary Archive
This week the BBC sends me a threatening letter, telling me I am going to have to pay for my once-free TV Licence next year. Today, another letter from the BBC enclosing a) my free licence up to 31st May 2020, and b) more threats. If they are so hard-up,...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 13, 2019 | NHS
The NHS is funded by us – that’s every UK taxpayer It is NOT free – my calculations on the back of an envelope work out that the average tax payer contributes between £3,000 – £4,500 per person per year to fund this; this also helps to pay...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 12, 2019 | Getting an Appointment
NHS blames us for appointments’ debacle Last January my polio consultant gave me new instructions and said he would see me in May to check if they worked. Come May, I phoned – only to be told “Dr. X’s clinic is full up to July, when it...
