Category Archives: N.H.S.

G.P.’s Charging Fees.

Posted on May 23, 2017 by john graham

GP’s are once again raising the issue of charging for an appointment to see your GP.     (You can see all my earlier posts on this subject by clicking on GP’s in the Tag Cloud ) You can tell an … Continue reading →

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2013 Headlines come hauntingly back.

Posted on May 7, 2017 by john graham

One of the good things to come from de-cluttering is that it gives you new ideas for things to write about.     A stored up sense of history.   A temporarily buried time capsule.    A more distant perspective … Continue reading →

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GP’s Charging Fees?

Posted on February 12, 2017 by john graham

l seem to write a blog about GP’s every year.  ( You can see all my earlier posts by clicking on “GP’s” in the TagCloud ) They are the first call in managing the nation’s health and a vital gatekeeper … Continue reading →

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“Pills Galore”

Posted on January 15, 2017 by john graham

I have written a lot about pills over the years and many of the posts feature my favourite cartoon character, “Pilly Galore”.   (You can see all my earlier blogs on this subject by clicking on “PILLS” in the TAG CLOUD). … Continue reading →

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“Happy, Clappy NHS”

Posted on November 20, 2016 by john graham

Three years ago NHS Services for Older People were in the depths of despair in the aftermath of the 1200 deaths that were identified at Mid Stafford General Hospital.    This subsequently became the subject of the Francis Report, which … Continue reading →

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“Legal Eagles or Vultures 2”

Posted on November 13, 2016 by john graham

The Mail on Sunday has reused one of my blog post ideas, although it took them four years to do it. Back in 2012 I wrote a series of blogs about the legal profession pursuing more and more claims against … Continue reading →

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“NHS Crisis Looming”

Posted on September 11, 2016 by john graham

Over the summer months, the NHS has regularly been in the news headlines again with one problem after another.  Here are two recent examples:- “Thousands have surgery cancelled at last minute” (The Times – 15th August) “Dementia care lottery exposed” … Continue reading →

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“GPs under pressure”

Posted on February 21, 2016 by john graham

The BMA is the professional body that represents  the 40,000 GPs in the UK.    However it is increasingly acting like a militant trade union. Their latest proposition to their members is a handbook of advice with a list of … Continue reading →

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N.H.S. Golden Goodbyes

Posted on November 20, 2014 by john graham

  Once again the elderly are being cast as a problem to the NHS.  The trouble is they will keep getting ill ! The Health Service chief Sir Bruce Keogh has been talking in the last few day about the … Continue reading →

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“More Food for Thought”

Posted on August 31, 2014 by john graham

I have written a lot about the way elderly people are malnourished in hospital but it seems like senior officials at the NHS were out to lunch at the time. See the previous blog – Food for Thought – by … Continue reading →

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