by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 18, 2022 | News
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...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Energy costs hit the vulnerable Faced with an unexplained £6,000 bill from British Gas, when Age UK asked me to talk to an APPG about my experience, I welcomed the chance. APPGs (All Party Parliamentary Groups) consist of MPs and Peers from all political...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 21, 2022 | News
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,...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 5, 2022 | Diary Archive
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...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 20, 2022 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
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...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 13, 2022 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Fizz sticks help the medicine go down Since winning a lovely selection of Arbonne products in a draw at Maggie’s, I have been a fan. Recently I noticed they have a new product called Fizz sticks (little sachets containing citrus-flavoured powder...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 10, 2022 | NHS
It was nothing to do with Politics Recently there have been claims from politicians that their party was the founder of the NHS. Politicians are never ones to let a fact get in the way of a speech, but it was actually this man, William (later Lord) Beveridge, a...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 2, 2022 | Treatment & Massage
Be careful using alternative treatments Long delays in obtaining medical appointments might have some of us turning to Alternative therapies – but are these effective? Recently I have been reading two books on this subject, which makes many people hot...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 25, 2022 | Skin Problems
Straw Hair As a child, I would shudder when reading the fairy tale story of Strewellpeter, the boy whose hair stuck out all over his head. Thanks to cancer treatment, I ended up looking like his twin sister. Many of us on cancer treatment, drugs, etc. end up with...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 18, 2022 | Tips & Tricks
Hunting money saving tips Do I laugh or scream now health concerns are second on my list – or even third – below fuel costs and food? So I am searching around for money-saving tips; kind friends keep sending me ones they have found, and every time I manage...
