Author Archives: john graham

Demography Benefits Sequal

Posted on March 13, 2018 by john graham

This is a follow-on from my previous two blogs.    They chart the changes in society since the Second World War and  the introduction of the Beveridge Report recommendations. Mr. Bartholomew’s book “The Welfare State we’re in” reaches the conclusion that … Continue reading →

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Demographics of Benefits Continued

Posted on March 11, 2018 by john graham

This is a follow-on from my previous blog.    It charts the changes in society since the Second World War and  the introduction of the Beveridge Report recommendations. The ‘you-can-have-it-all’ attitudes of the Baby Boomer generation turned welfare benefits into ‘ … Continue reading →

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The Demographics of Benefits.

Posted on March 6, 2018 by john graham

This post is related to my recent blogs on welfare benefits, that puts them into the broader context of the changes in the demographic profile of the UK population since the end of World War 2 when major benefits were … Continue reading →

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Benefits Book

Posted on March 6, 2018 by john graham

This is a continuation of my recent blogs on welfare benefits.   ( You can see all the posts on this subject by clicking on “Welfare Benefits “ in the Tag Cloud ) So now having searched around the World Wide … Continue reading →

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GP Satisfaction Levels

Posted on March 4, 2018 by john graham

I have written quite a bit about GP’s since I started this blog.   They are the doorway to health services in the NHS and they are gatekeepers to NHS Services.     They were once universally venerated members of … Continue reading →

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Death Benefits ?

Posted on March 1, 2018 by john graham

This is a continuation of my last blog on welfare benefits.   ( You can see all the posts on this subject by clicking on “Welfare Benefits “ in the Tag Cloud ) After a good night’s sleep and suitably admonished … Continue reading →

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A Growing Koan

Posted on February 28, 2018 by john graham

Things grow slowly every day Imperceptibly Until one day You wake up and realise it’s grown.   It happens to forms in the NHS And to managers to fill in the forms. But as beds shrink to pay more staff, … Continue reading →

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Troubled Bereavement

Posted on February 27, 2018 by john graham

This is a continuation of my last week’s blog on welfare benefits.   ( You can see all the posts on this subject by clicking on “Welfare Benefits “ in the Tag Cloud ) If ever there was a time when … Continue reading →

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Doctors in two minds ?

Posted on February 25, 2018 by john graham

Doctors are in a dilemma.      Anti-Depressant pills …….. or social clubs ?    What to prescribe for loneliness?     Conflicting advice has emerged just in the last two days. Listen to researchers from Oxford University and doctors should … Continue reading →

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Weather or not Benefits?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by john graham

This is a continuation of my last week’s blog on welfare benefits.   ( You can see all the posts on this subject by clicking on “Welfare Benefits “ in the Tag Cloud ) There seem to be quite a few … Continue reading →

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