by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 5, 2018 | Diary Archive
I believe it was Einstein who said ‘I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious.’ What’ s wrong with the NHS today? The old ‘curious’ doctor or nurse seems to have disappeared. Today, there is a set procedure for treating...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 11, 2018 | Diary Archive
Our village postman called up the stairs this morning to tell me he had an “interesting looking parcel for you”. And I was really touched when I opened it, because it was a lovely box of goodies from Lush. Divine smelling bottles of Shower Gel, an...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 19, 2018 | Diary Archive
As if we didn’t have enough to put up with, NCRI (Nat. Cancer Research Institute) are still calling us ‘consumers’. This gets my blood boiling. Yes, I have cancer, but at NO time did I ever pick it or choose to get it. As far as I am concerned a...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 6, 2018 | Diary Archive
I sometimes think survivors are mad! We readily help out with volunteer work and contribute hours to helping prevent others getting cancer, yet when I ask Cancer Research UK how much of their £600 million+ turnover last year went to help survivors, I was told...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 16, 2018 | Diary Archive
It’s time we got fighting boots on and campaigned for better care. Dept. Health seems to have forgotten cancer, and last week two consultants told me services they can offer have been cut. One greeted me “I’ve been told I can’t look after you...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 2, 2018 | Diary Archive
Former Conservative health secretary Andrew Lansley has bowel cancer, and called on the government to improve the NHS’s current screening programme for the disease. Funny, I remember the last time I had a conversation with the Minister, I asked him why it was the NHS...
