The NHS runs on forms The NHS chucked out Heat and other dog-eared magazines lying around in Outpatients, and instead, we occupy our waiting time with a clipboard and form to fill in. Handed to you without a smile; the Receptionist knows what's on the form, and she's...
Humour
Dido amongst the ruins
Are we now in safe hands? Test and Trace is another Government wheeze to add to the pile of post-Covid problems. The past few months has seen turmoil with official plans, but Baronness (Dido) Harding has been appointed to the latest 'flagship' initiative - Test and...
The Indoor Mountain-climbing Club Cartoons
Here is a selection of cartoons I thought appropriate for members of this exclusive club during Covid-19 Lockdown If they put the covid-19 vaccine in wine or beer, and opened up the pubs, surely 90% of the country would be vaccinated by next weekend? Just a thought....
More Jargon
Our funny old 'medical' language Next time they've run out of old magazines in Outpatients, pick up a newspaper and see how many of today's medical terms could have another meaning. For starters ....... ARTERY - - - - - - - - - The Study of Paintings CEASARIAN...
NHS Bulletin
NHS and NHS Improvement Bulletin This plops into my inbox every month, with latest news about the NHS The headline in this month's issue proudly announces:- The NHS supports World Suicide Day This sounds a rather drastic way of sorting out staff and bed...
This explains all
Oxford Univerity Reseacher explains NHS Remember Matron? She was the person who managed to run her hospital with an Assistant and a small number of key workers. Today, Oxford University researcher Karl Crawford has come up with an analysis of the current employment...