Diary of a Survivor
TAKE CARE
Dr. Max Pemberton writes in the Daily Mail that the NHS needs fixing, and suggests starting with axing managers. And whilst they are about it, please will Physios back me up when I protest that the NHS should stop dumbing down their profession? Going into hospital...
MAGNA CARTA
Magna Carta was debated and sealed, possibly on the Runnymede meadows near Windsor (left) in June 1215. This was the first document to put in writing that the King and his government were not above the law. It was designed to prevent the King from exploiting his...
THE KING HAS HIS REASONS
The King is now getting out and about, turning up at the UCH Macmillan Centre, looking much healthier and happier. Hopefully his treatment is working. He has obviously listened to his medical team, who probably told him to ignore family members who aren't...
NHS – stop lecturing us
It's the sanctimonious attitude the NHS exhibits when you try and find out when will you finally get an appointment, that drives me mad . Have you noticed recently whenever you phone an NHS number, there is an announcement asking us to treat staff with "respect and...
The NHS wastes resources on referral system
Why waste time on referrals? "We need a referral from your GP". That phrase is guaranteed to send me up the wall. Why. Oh why are patients in Britain treated like children? In Europe, I can usually phone the consultant's Secretary directly to arrange an...
Don’t forget me!
Sometimes I feel anonymous I am very grateful that medical staff do so much for me - but just sometimes I wish they would just stop and ask me what I want, instead of assuming they are acting for me in my best interests. Currently, Strike leaders say they are...
Zahawi fails again
It puzzles me why we have to have politicians running the NHS. Some may remember the latest one to be sacked, Nadim Zahawi, had been appointed Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment. Rather an important job, one would imagine, particularly in today's...
Larry the Cat for PM
Enough is enough Amongst all the problems one has to deal with around the NHS, one can't help noticing that there are some Whitehall residents that are doing a very good job. Would whoever is Secretary of State for Health this week, take note: Larry keeps his head...
Party time again in Downing Street
It's Party time! Having just got over Partygate, it seems it's party time again in Downing Street. So now could be a good time to revive Musical Chairs, the game we played as children. But this time, gather all the many aspirants for party leadership together around...
