by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Energy costs hit the vulnerable Faced with an unexplained £6,000 bill from British Gas, when Age UK asked me to talk to an APPG about my experience, I welcomed the chance. APPGs (All Party Parliamentary Groups) consist of MPs and Peers from all political...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 21, 2022 | News
But will Patricia Hewitt improve efficiency? I do wonder who is in charge of today’s NHS? Ministers seem to be on a merry-go-round producing a new incumbent every month or so. Recently, one of these Ministers set the NHS the tasks of improving obesity figures,...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 8, 2022 | News
Choosing the next Prime Minister First, can I suggest it would save everyone’s time and money if, next time, they have to choose a new Prime Minister, they did away with all the time-consuming jiggery-pokery when selecting a new leader? My suggestion is shut all...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 27, 2022 | News
What’s happened to Gordon Messenger? In 2021 General Sir Gordon Messenger was appointed to lead a review of leadership in the English NHS: since then – your guess is as good as mine as to what has happened. Healthwatch recently commented “In...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 9, 2022 | News
World hears importance of Exercise for cancer survivors But will the NHS take note as it was singled out for comment? Held every year in the States, the ASCO conference is the biggest and most important get-together of the world’s cancer specialists Last year...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 24, 2022 | News
One bottle Fairy Liquid lasts longer than some Conservative Leaders Does anyone remember Screaming Lord Sutch? Head of the Monster Raving Loony Party? He had one thing going for him – he was honest enough to admit he was loony, and I am beginning to...
