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ELECTION

*** USE YOUR VOTE WISELY In the days when politicians went into politics for what they felt they could do to help others, not themselves, you might not have agreed with what was in a party manifesto - but you knew that what was set out was designed for the good of the...

When you are too tired to cook

Next time you can't face the thought of getting out into the kitchen, a Dietician has just suggested this simple milkshake, using Ovaltine. or Horlicks. This makes a nutritious alternative to making a meal, when you just can't face the thought of cooking.  However, to...

NHS – stop lecturing us

It's the sanctimonious attitude the NHS exhibits when you try and find out when will you finally get an appointment, that drives me mad .  Have you noticed recently whenever you phone an NHS number, there is an announcement asking us to treat staff with "respect and...

Managing your appointments

Playing the NHS appointments system Recently two senior Consultants told me they don't expect the NHS to be around in ten years' time. So I just hope those 7 million plus of us on waiting lists get seen before this happens. Mulling this over, I reflect I usually see...

Letter to a newly-diagnosed friend

The club no one wants to join Dear L This isn't a fun place to be, in fact, it is B......y confusing and scary   You see, there is no typical case, so no one is really able to tell you what is going to happen. The next few weeks you might feel you are on a production...

Skincare

Don't compromise on Skincare  Today's medical treatments use strong drugs, which can leave patients with nasty side effects, similar to the left side of this image, and often worse. Skin is our largest organ, but drugs used to treat us can produce nasty side effects,...

Appointments – and getting them!

Getting what I want!  Last January I posted this article, and a friend has just phoned to say it's worked for her too - so here it is again!  ......... Last January my polio consultant gave me new instructions and said he would...

NHS v. Private care

Feelings run high over private  medical care. In other countries,  private and state-funded care run side-by-side, but here it can lead to bad feeling.When I lived in London, some private providers had seen opportunities and were providing sub-standard services to the...

Why do we have politician in charge of our Health?

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 Government's own...

Headlines give me a wry smile

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 hair' day :  Two...

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