by Verite Reily Collins | Apr 2, 2021 | NHS
Wake Up NHS England Just received the Cancer Stakeholders’ Bulletin from NHS England, typically glossing over recent problems faced by those with cancer. As one of those involved with the start-up of the London Cancer Alliance, it should be no surprise that the...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 22, 2020 | NHS
ITV shows stark reality of what can happen in the NHS A recent ITV drama, The Cure, was based on a shameful true scandal in the NHS, which led to a major investigation. The Cure was a feature-length TV drama telling the story of how Julie Bailey fought to expose one...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 20, 2020 | NHS
The future of GP access Since lockdown, many GPs have changed how they work,.and patients found there is a whole new system. For some, telephone calls have simplified contact; all they have needed is to ask a GP for a referral to a consultant, or something about...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 21, 2020 | NHS
New ways of working for GP surgeries Almost certainly, your surgery will be operating very differently this winter, according to The King’s Fund (KF) medical charity, They have just carried out a survey, and say GPs are “hedged around with...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 5, 2020 | NHS
Mental Health v. Cancer Care Having negIected Mental Health for years, resources are now being thrown at this branch of the NHS. But will this do any good, or will we find mental health provision is dumped, just like cancer care has been? The NHS is supposedly fair...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 24, 2020 | NHS
NHS must re-think the way it works It’s time the NHS realised Cancer Patients are not production-line units whose treatment can be halted at whim, but individuals, doing everything they can to remain healthy. Having canceled cancer care for many, to make matters...
