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Patients have a Champion
At last - someone to fight for us Sometimes, it can feel as if nobody listens to what you say. Querying my treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital, the nurse brushed me aside with the comment "you are only a patient". I found out that doctors and nurses at the...
Zahawi fails again
It puzzles me why we have to have politicians running the NHS. Some may remember the latest one to be sacked, Nadim Zahawi, had been appointed Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment. Rather an important job, one would imagine, particularly in today's...
Exercise for Osteoporosis
The NHS is taking note of Osteoporosis You don't want more fractures., but exercise helps protect your bones - Tips on staying active safely Osteoporosis is a major cause of disability in older women. and to a lesser extent in men. Having osteoporosis often results in...
NHS -Something has to change
Lets work the NHS for our benefit - and move up appointments ladder Daily stories show the NHS in crisis. With politicians in charge, things are bound to get worse, unless patients tell the NHS what is needed It's no use spouting the mantra that what's needed is...
Avoiding NHS Red Tape
My New Year Resolution is to avoid NHS red tape A recent Headline in the Daily Mail has inspired me to DO something for my health's sake. It quoted GPs saying they feel "the gulf between primary and hospital care is harming patients". At last - someone...
Pain – and ways to help
Good thing to come out of Covid Thanks to some rather high-profile people catching Covid, which gave them pain in their joints, I found pain reiief for my joint pain has improved remarkably in the past two years. It's surprising what can happen when the prime...
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Strikes won’t cure the NHS
But will Patricia Hewitt improve efficiency? I do wonder who is in charge of today's NHS? Ministers seem to be on a merry-go-round producing a new incumbent every month or so. Recently, one of these Ministers set the NHS the tasks of improving obesity figures,...
Larry the Cat for PM
Enough is enough Amongst all the problems one has to deal with around the NHS, one can't help noticing that there are some Whitehall residents that are doing a very good job. Would whoever is Secretary of State for Health this week, take note: Larry keeps his head...
Autumn food
10 tips to help keep food costs down Just because we are trying to save money, doesn't mean we can't eat healthily. This means being extra savvy when shopping; gone are the days of throwing things into the trolley - just in case - but instead, most follow a plan....
