by Verite Reily Collins | Mar 2, 2021 | News
Watch out – more upheaval is coming to a hospital near you This time it’s Integrated Care Systems The NHS says these are ‘new partnerships between organisations that meet health and care needs. It’s about giving people the support they need,...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 28, 2021 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Comfort food for Winter In winter Vegans and Vegetarians come into their own when it comes to cooking healthy, comforting and warming meals. Fresh British vegetables are in the shops, with no worries about shortages in case Brexit might have closed borders. For lucky...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 4, 2021 | Skin Problems
Taking advantage of Aromatherapy if you’ve lost your sense of smell When Jennifer Young, the cancer skincare specialist, sent details of the new Chakra Collection, I didn’t think it was for me. Since cancer treatment, I’ve lost much of my sense of...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 29, 2021 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Easy cooking for Winter These two seasonal recipes, one for a basic inexpensive mince recipe that can use up left-overs, and the other for marmalade using Seville Oranges in season, can be made in stages; do as much as you want, then come back to them a few hours...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 29, 2021 | Diary Archive
When Tony Blair was an aspiring MP, he gave a speech to newspaper Editors about ‘photo opportunities’. Up until that time, no-one had thought much about the science behind these pictures – but he and his team were to suss out every possible...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 22, 2021 | Diary Archive
Events organisers are back in business, targetting NHS Trusts. These Trusts are one of the biggest buyers of their services, as most have an unlimited budget for these events, such as the latest entitled New Deal for the NHS. STOP! WE DON’T need any more New...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 18, 2021 | Joint and other Pain
Don’t ignore pain!!! Every year a major cancer conference is held in San Antonio, Texas. This year Lisa DiFerrari reported on one of the main sessions, covering pain. Lisa edits www.after20years.com, and is a cancer research advocate who was diagnosed with...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 28, 2020 | Diary Archive
I never win anything – except once at a very smart Ball I won a year’s supply of deodorant, my raucous friends thought this very funny, but I’ve won nothing meaningful. Until this Christmas Eve, when Dave our postman called up to me to say he had a...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 22, 2020 | NHS
ITV shows stark reality of what can happen in the NHS A recent ITV drama, The Cure, was based on a shameful true scandal in the NHS, which led to a major investigation. The Cure was a feature-length TV drama telling the story of how Julie Bailey fought to expose one...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 12, 2020 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise, Tips & Tricks
The Cheating Chef When I was eight, I decided it was time I learnt to cook, I made meringues, and had an early lesson in how to disgust people with my cooking. Thinking that bright green coloured meringues were fun to make, it was disappointing that none of...
