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NHS changes – too far too fast?
There should be gains but do they go far enough and are they worth the risks? The Government’s 10 Year Health Plan, is eagerly awaited. Even before it has been published, Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has wielded his power by culling NHS England. The new, interim, and therefore last…
Book Review: EM Forster’s A Room with a View
It’s soooo dated, it’s weird. It’s just so stilted. Over 100 years later this classic is fading but there are so many that haven’t. Lucy, a middle class young lady visits Florence, chaperoned by her older spinster cousin Charlotte. They meet a rag bag of other characters in the guest house where they stay and…
What is wrong with the NHS? Squeezing till the pips squeak (aka failure to recruit…)
There are many things wrong with the NHS. This is just one example I’ve witnessed and it happens over and over again. In an acute district general hospital there is a small team of administrative staff. There are just four people who seem to do all the work and amongst them, two work for one…
It’s over. You have no interest for me.
Recently, First Direct, my long standing current account provider, e-mailed me to tell me that “your money could be earning you more” and “moving money into your savings account could earn you interest”. Sadly it’s barely really true, and certainly isn’t competitive in 2024. They don’t seem to have noticed that after every pay day,…
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