Category Archives: N.H.S.

NHS Turns Deaf Ear

Posted on December 12, 2017 by john graham

Thousands of older people are hard of hearing.    In fact one in every six people has a hearing loss.  Yet only 20% who could benefit from the use of a hearing aid, have one.   Significantly,  “one” is the … Continue reading →

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Cateracts

Posted on November 12, 2017 by john graham

When is a cateract not a cateract ?    The answer is when it is in the NHS. Cateract surgery is the most common procedure carried out in the NHS.   The operation is not hugely expensive and can be … Continue reading →

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Elderly A and E ?

Posted on November 9, 2017 by john graham

In anticipation of the usual winter crisis and shortage of beds, ideas for new ways of working are coming out of the NHS thick and fast.   Here are two pilots that could have real advantages for older people. The … Continue reading →

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Dolphins, Dementia and Swimming

Posted on November 5, 2017 by john graham

“Incredibly interesting”  are the words Professor Simon Lovestone an old age psychiatrist at Oxford University uses to describe a study of dolphins with dementia. It is a collaboration between researchers in Florida and Scotland based on examining the brains of … Continue reading →

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Bed and Breakfast Hospitals

Posted on October 31, 2017 by john graham

My last post wrote about NHS England’s whacky ideas about fixing obesity. Now, here comes another one, this time to solve the bed blocking problem.   At any one time there are estimated to be 5,800 patients in hospital beds … Continue reading →

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Fat Lot of Good!

Posted on October 29, 2017 by john graham

The latest daft idea to come out of the NHS strategic think tank 😀 Not before time the NHS is stepping up its campaign against obesity.    NHS England’s great idea in their fight against the nations gluttony epidemic is … Continue reading →

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Bunk Up in NHS Hospitals.

Posted on October 5, 2017 by john graham

The annual winter crisis in the NHS is looming.     Headlines are already beginning to appear in the press and on the news :- “Beds blocked by hoards of older people overstaying  their welcome” “Too few nurses,  too busy … Continue reading →

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Prescribing en masse !

Posted on September 10, 2017 by john graham

Solving the Nation’s health problems is a big challenge for the Government, but at last they have begun to come up with the start of a Grand National Health Plan. It has just been announced that all men over 60 … Continue reading →

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Discontinuing Continuing Care

Posted on August 22, 2017 by john graham

Not a lot of people know that the NHS has a responsibility to provide Continuing Care.    It’s not surprising because the whole issue is shrouded in confusion and complexity.    I will try to unravel the issues in this … Continue reading →

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Do it yourself Dementia Care.

Posted on August 3, 2017 by john graham

In their desperation to cope with the tsunami of dementia that is overwhelming the NHS some clinicians are resorting to consulting staff and even relatives of patients.     An interesting report of an audit by the Royal Chollege of … Continue reading →

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