When Tony Blair was an aspiring MP, he gave a speech to newspaper Editors about 'photo opportunities'. Up until that time, no-one had thought much about the science behind these pictures - but he and his team were to suss out every possible advantage to be gained...
Diary Of A Survivor
Awarded Social Care ‘Cancer Blog of the Year! by Global Health and Pharma
A friend calls his diary ‘my dreary’; since he had cancer it now lists hospital appointments instead of parties. Know exactly what he means – so here is my Dreary.Stop wasting NHS money
Events organisers are back in business, targetting NHS Trusts. These Trusts are one of the biggest buyers of their services, as most have an unlimited budget for these events, such as the latest entitled New Deal for the NHS. STOP! WE DON'T need any more New Deals. ...
I am a Winner
I never win anything - except once at a very smart Ball I won a year's supply of deodorant, my raucous friends thought this very funny, but I've won nothing meaningful. Until this Christmas Eve, when Dave our postman called up to me to say he had a special...
Update on the 10 Commandments today
In today's complex world, when our leaders don't even know what is the law - or even abide by it - I found this update on the Commandments; it seems to make more sense than rules which change every day. I quite like Nos. 1 and 3 - to be repeated when dealing with...
Taking command of our own health
Currently the media is full of comment about relaxing regulations around lockdown. But, if we have successfully self-isolated, and probably developed a new way of life, there is nothing to say we have to revert back to how we were before. If we are worried about...
Life today
Silly me - it's taken me weeks to realise self-isolation means others protecting me. And I thought it was to keep me away from infecting them! One always thinks one is invincible, but I have to realise at 81 with umpteen conditions, I must protect myself. It has...
Supermarket greed
Guess who must be making a fortune today? Supermarkets. Instead of pathetically wringing their hands and asking shoppers to think of others before panic buying, they should have put rationing in place. The BBC has published a heartfelt plea from a Nurse...
Yes Minister said it first – the Low down on TV series Hospital
Boy - the latest episode of the reality TV programme 'Hospital' really highlighted the NHS - warts and all. There was poor old Ron, over 90 years old, and bravely bearing the pain of a broken hip. Every time he was moved to go somewhere else to be treated, one winced...