by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 30, 2024 | Diary Archive
Dr. Max Pemberton writes in the Daily Mail that the NHS needs fixing, and suggests starting with axing managers. And whilst they are about it, please will Physios back me up when I protest that the NHS should stop dumbing down their profession? Going into hospital...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 14, 2024 | Diary Archive
Magna Carta was debated and sealed, possibly on the Runnymede meadows near Windsor (left) in June 1215. This was the first document to put in writing that the King and his government were not above the law. It was designed to prevent the King from exploiting his...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 21, 2024 | Diary Archive, Post Treatment
The King is now getting out and about, turning up at the UCH Macmillan Centre, looking much healthier and happier. Hopefully his treatment is working. He has obviously listened to his medical team, who probably told him to ignore family members who aren’t...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 21, 2024 | Diary Archive
It’s the sanctimonious attitude the NHS exhibits when you try and find out when will you finally get an appointment, that drives me mad . Have you noticed recently whenever you phone an NHS number, there is an announcement asking us to treat staff with...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 26, 2023 | Diary Archive
Why waste time on referrals? “We need a referral from your GP”. That phrase is guaranteed to send me up the wall. Why. Oh why are patients in Britain treated like children? In Europe, I can usually phone the consultant’s Secretary directly to...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 7, 2023 | Diary Archive
Sometimes I feel anonymous I am very grateful that medical staff do so much for me – but just sometimes I wish they would just stop and ask me what I want, instead of assuming they are acting for me in my best interests. Currently, Strike leaders say they...