Author Archives: john graham

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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Reluctant Benefits still at Sea

Posted on February 20, 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 ) I have been surfing around for days … Continue reading →

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LLLP Derailment.

Posted on February 18, 2018 by john graham

I have been surfing around looking for welfare benefits solutions for what seems like an age.  So this weekend I am going to have a break and write about some thing different. Ever since the Last Laugh Looney Party has been … Continue reading →

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Reluctant Benefits Koan

Posted on February 15, 2018 by john graham

The path to benefits entitlement, is not paved with enlightenment. Benefits Streets aren’t paved with gold. They are more like illusory rainbows.   Reform is beset by political indecision. Met swiftly with opposition derision. The virtue of benefit is washed … Continue reading →

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Reluctant Welfare Benefits and Benefits

Posted on February 13, 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 ) Perhaps I should start with what I … Continue reading →

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