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...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 10, 2019 | News
Clifton Hampden Surgery PPG has asked me to be Guest Editor of the Newsletter, and as a newcomer from London (returning to where I grew up) I am delighted to do this. After the mega-surgeries we suffer in London, sometimes having to wait 5 weeks to see a doctor, the...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 10, 2019 | News
ASCO REPORT I have reason to be very grateful to this body; in typical American fashion they were very generous with providing information when I suspected I had developed Neuropathy as a side effect of cancer drugs – and my doctors wouldn’t admit it....
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 8, 2019 | NHS
Yes Minister is alive and well Whitehall loves confusing the voters. Those who remember ‘Yes, Minister’ TV programmes will recall Sir Humphrey dancing around poor Jim Hacker, the Minister, spreading confusion all around. Having worked for Whitehall, I...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 2, 2019 | News
The silent Disease Loneliness underlies many of today’s ills; particularly for cancer survivors. Once finished with treatment, the world around expects us to resume our previous life-style. But for many survivors, this ain’t gonna happen. ...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 24, 2019 | Skin Problems
Cleanliness is all-important for your face Probably the most important thing you can do for your face is to keep it clean by using a good quality product to make sure you don’t strip all the protective oils off your face when doing this. Today, every company...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 12, 2019 | Diary Archive
Or how politicians have changed in one Generation In days when politicians listened to those who elected them, and were deemed to have ethics, Jim Prior (member for Lowestoft, Suffolk), said “we have a duty, not only in economic terms, but also in social and moral...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 9, 2019 | News
As if people living with diabetes didn’t have enough health concerns, here’s another- A study at Cornell University of US shows there is an increased risk of metastatic cancer New research at this top US university points to a possible explanation for...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 4, 2019 | Diary Archive
Can you imagine all the rats deserting sinking political party HQs this week? Serve them right. Like others, our little patch of endangered Britain finally woke up. In our area, a brand new candidate swept the council cronies off their comfortable seats, delivering a...
