by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 17, 2020 | NHS
Matt Hancock announces more funds for A & E Considering how many cancers are picked up in A & E, it was good news when Hapless Hancock announced to the House of Commons that money is going to be made available to upgrade A & E departments. Only a few...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 3, 2020 | NHS
We stood back to help the NHS Now it’s time to restore cancer services After months of going without, cancer patients are losing patience. Doctors say they are worried that many of us are losing out. Currently, over 300,000 have signed a petition set up by...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 19, 2020 | NHS
Am I the only patient who has to ‘explain’ clinic letters to my GP? Apparently not. Dr. Morgan, writing in the august BMJ (British Medical Journal) says A BMJ Opinion piece published in 2018 argued that clinic letters should be written “to” patients, not...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 5, 2020 | NHS
Lockdown swiped away waiting lists Now hospitals cautiously offer appointments again I am now starting to get phone calls from physios and consultants saying they can restore a cancelled appointment – with caution. So, if you are desperately wanting an...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 7, 2020 | NHS
It was scary at first, but …. During lockdown, there have been changes in the NHS – many for the better. “There are fewer meetings…. more focussed and shorter… less red tape and bureaucracy” says Dr. Max Pemberton (left), in the...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 11, 2020 | NHS
Hurrah for people like Roy Lillie Thanks to a streaming cold, he’s had to rest up – which has given him time to read the latest turgid announcement from the NHS Dept. of silly time-wasting ideas in Whitehall. In the year when we celebrate the 200th...
