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...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 6, 2022 | News
People’s COVID enquiry The People’s Covid Inquiry, organised by Keep Our NHS Public, presents their finished report. Last February, in the absence of a formal public inquiry into the pandemic, the Inquiry, chaired by the human rights barrister Michael Mansfield...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Is the NHS following Machiavelli? The way the NHS is tackling their massive appointments backlog reminds me of this scheming Renessaisce Florentine. Probably the nicest things one could say about Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was he was cunning, scheming, and...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 19, 2021 | News
NHS hasn’t treated cancer patients very well We are wonderful! We stood back, accepted canceled appointments, and didn’t made a fuss. Now, it’s payback time. Time to check up on appointments we’ve missed, chase up referrals and get back on our...