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...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 26, 2022 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Ditch crisps if you are depressed Running for over 25 years, the US internet site Medscape provides health and medical information “intended to improve patient care with comprehensive clinical information and resources”. So ow, when my inbox pops up with...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 24, 2022 | Getting an Appointment
It’s our fault – waiting lists are so long We allowed politicians, rather than clinicians, to run the NHS, This produced an administrative headache, reflected in lengthening waiting lists. Long waiting times appear to be pushing people into paying for...
