by Verite | Dec 15, 2017 | Tips & Tricks
Useful Question at Britain Against Cancer As soon as you finish hospital treatment, you want to get away for a break. But even if it is only for a weekend, the cost of medical insurance can be astronomical, and the EHIC card doesn’t cover repatriation, etc. So I...
by Verite | Nov 21, 2017 | Tips & Tricks
Patients, especially the elderly, can find themselves isolated and alone after treatment. Often there are money worries too, but a no-cost (to the patient) mobile phone can help keep people in touch, and a newish scheme set up by a cancer patient is designed to help....
by Verite | Mar 17, 2017 | Tips & Tricks
Americans seem to look after their elderly better than we do I can’t imagine an American ‘senior’ putting up with the second class care that the NHS sometimes doles out. Those of us with elderly relatives get into a routine, knowing each time we get...
by Verite | Nov 19, 2015 | Tips & Tricks
They should know better – Rude and Personal Comments from doctors and nurses unacceptable Everywhere you go in hospitals, notices announce that staff will treat patients with “Dignity”. Yet a Macmillan online posting had numerous comments about a...
by Verite | Sep 16, 2013 | Tips & Tricks
Wacky ideas that might help Although I try to only include information that comes from reputable sources (hospitals, official European cancer centres, recognised research centres, etc.), ocassionally I get sent hints and tips that apparently have worked for their...
