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Letter to my GP

Dear Doctor Do you have a Rottweiller in your surgery? Recently the media has been full of stories about patients unable to book GP appointments; one barrier could be Receptionists who manage to put us off. If we need to see a GP, one reason can be embarrassing...

GP Crisis

In Defense of GPs Recently the media has been full of horror stories about difficulties getting a GP's appointment.  Am I the only one who has found unexpected advantages? Previously, if you got a recurrence of a condition, you could not book follow-up hospital...

Clothes make the Man

THIS FRONT PAGE SAYS IT ALL Before Lockdown, free copies of the Metro newspaper used to be found in :London hospital Outpatients;  I remembered this cover pic when I read the latest 'laugh out loud' posting from Roy Lilley of nhsmanagers.net. He reminded me of why I...

August food

Using up left-overs The rainy summer has meant I spent far too much on ordering food online, so now am having an 'austerity kick' and using up left-overs in the fridge, rather than throwing them away. Harking back to my childhood, when nothing was ever thrown away,...

GP by phone

The Media is full of shock! horror! stories about GPs now giving consultations on the phone, as though that were a bad thing. Yes, I admit that there are times when you need to see a GP face-to-face, but for someone like myself who finds it difficult to get to a...

Do dogs get better health care?

Fido doesn't have to wait for an appointment If your dog is sick, how long does it wait to see the Vet? Last time I had a sick dog, I phoned the vet and was told "bring him in this afternoon". I had just come out of hospital, and as the Receptionist fussed over him, I...

J. Merion Thomas

Fido doesn't have to wait for an appointment If your dog is sick, how long does it wait to see the Vet? Last time I had a sick dog, I phoned the vet and was told "bring him in this afternoon". I had just come out of hospital, and as the Receptionist fussed over him, I...

Sneaky ways that weight piles on

Ways excess weight sneaks up   The majority of us pile on the pounds when taking cancer drugs;  it comes with the territory. 'Culprit foods' we grab to give us a quick lift when we need a snack could be to blame, according to the Daily Mail.  The bad news is that...

Cancer survivors’ skin ages quicker

Cancer survivors' skin ages quicker I knew it -  according to Dr. Lisa Gallacher of the American Cancer Institute, evidence that "findings from our study add to the evidence that cancer and its treatment may have adverse effects on age-related processes",  which puts...

Freedom Day – but what freedom for us?

Freedom Day hasn't changed much for those of us with cancer problems, and somehow things aren't clear - friends are still reluctant to join crowds and so am I. We aren't clear about when and why we should or shouldn't wear masks;  if we should or shouldn't meet up...

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