GP Crisis

In Defense of GPs Recently the media has been full of horror stories about difficulties getting a GP’s appointment.  Am I the only one who has found unexpected advantages? Previously, if you got a recurrence of a condition, you could not book follow-up hospital...

Is Ministry of Silly Walks now running NHS

NHS plans to ‘improve ‘ A & E  Did Dominic Cummings call in John Cleese to advise him on New Deal, the lastest plan to regurgitation old ideas to supposedly paper over cracks in NHS? Dunno – but some bright spark has come up with a super wheeze...

Money for A & E

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...

Post Covid-19, don’t lose changes to 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...