NHS should take note of ASCO comments

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...

Jeremy Hunt latest

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...

Will ‘lessons be learned’?

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...

Machiavellian manoevres by NHS

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...

Time to be selfish!

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...

Survey on working with cancer

Did you continue working after diagnosis? Working With Cancer has initiated a survey “Living and Working With Cancer Study”.which could help those of us who think that life should go on even if we have cancer. Some of us have to continue working during and after...