by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 26, 2019 | NHS
Where the NHS excels Anyone who has attended an NHS conference recently knows you just can’t beat them when it comes to back-slapping and self-congratulation. But here is a video of a brave nurse who stood up to the big chiefs at an NHS Board meeting, and dared...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 24, 2019 | NHS
Watch out! Once Brexit is out of the way, the NHS will be looking to privatise more of its services, in an attempt to save money. Warning bells chime when, in the middle of Brexit, Boris takes time off to fly the Atlantic and meet up with Trump. This video...
by Verite Reily Collins | Sep 4, 2019 | NHS
Laugh – otherwise you’ll cry The saying “NHS is the envy of the world” must come in the same category as Saatchi and Saatchi’s “world’s favourite airline” slogan for BA . It was dreamt up as a copy-writer’s...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 28, 2019 | NHS
Latest book on the NHS Reading Margaret McCartney’s thoughtful book, The State of Medicine, had my eyes out on sticks. Written by an NHS Doctor, it is an honest appraisal of a health service ‘ unraveling, under-funded and under pressure’. A...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 13, 2019 | NHS
The NHS is funded by us – that’s every UK taxpayer It is NOT free – my calculations on the back of an envelope work out that the average tax payer contributes between £3,000 – £4,500 per person per year to fund this; this also helps to pay...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 8, 2019 | NHS
Yes Minister is alive and well Whitehall loves confusing the voters. Those who remember ‘Yes, Minister’ TV programmes will recall Sir Humphrey dancing around poor Jim Hacker, the Minister, spreading confusion all around. Having worked for Whitehall, I...
