by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 13, 2022 | Skin Problems
When Winter, chemo and hormone therapy play havoc with skin Is this you in winter? Hiding spots and rough patches? With Straw hair that flies all over the place? And Itchy skin you want to hide behind a blanket? AT LAST, oncologists admit cancer drugs can have an...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 5, 2022 | NHS
Patients could help get rid of staff Car Parking charges Today in Outpatients the atmosphere was gloomy; Rosemary, one of the mainstays of the department, had handed in her notice. Asked why she was leaving; “The hike in car park charges was the final...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 3, 2022 | Tips & Tricks
PUT ESSENTIALS BEFORE ENERGY BILL Dennis Reed, Director of Silver Voices Charity, has sent me some sensible comments on the horrendous bills we will soon be facing, saying “We have had hundreds of emails on the cost-of-living crisis, seeking advice and offering...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 30, 2022 | Tips & Tricks
Keep our NHS public It is all starting to make sense. For a long time I resisted calls to ‘keep the NHS public’, as since moving away from London I have benefited hugely from a local NHS tie-up with the private Reading Circle hospital. Any time I go...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 28, 2022 | NHS
Is the NHS fit for purpose? The NHS seems to have accepted the fact that it is no longer the self-proclaimed ‘envy of the World – but now the struggle is on to make it ‘fit for purpose Whilst we were still in the EU, Minister of Health Andrew...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 23, 2022 | NHS
An invitation too good to miss NHS England has sent me an invitation to comment on “the delegation of some specialised services to Integrated Care Boards (ICB)”, although I suspect this was a mistake, and I wasn’t meant to receive it. ICBs are set...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 22, 2022 | NHS
Reiki on the NHS Reiki. is the latest treatment on offer – from Manchester NHS. I’ve tried this therapy, and would agree with protesters that it did nothing for me – except it could provide mental benefits for those on the treatment conveyor belt. As...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 19, 2022 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Saving Money Currently, I get the feeling that everyone I meet can only think of how to stave off the enormous bills to come – so instead of thinking happy thoughts about what I am going to buy to eat, I peer anxiously into the fridge to see what I can make of...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 15, 2022 | Tips & Tricks
“Every little helps” With horrendous bills looming for fuel, food and just about everything, top topic of conversation this winter will be how to save money. For what it’s worth, these are some of the things that ave caught my attention: and possibly...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 8, 2022 | News
Choosing the next Prime Minister First, can I suggest it would save everyone’s time and money if, next time, they have to choose a new Prime Minister, they did away with all the time-consuming jiggery-pokery when selecting a new leader? My suggestion is shut all...
