This is not only a big deal locally, but has been gathering momentum as an issue of much more widespread interest for the general principles involved as well as for the situation of the individual involved. I think it deserves all the publicity it can get! One way to sum it up is that a […]
Entries Tagged as 'NHS'
Sacked for being a good trade unionist
December 4th, 2009 · 49 Comments · Politics
Tags: Medicine/Health·NHS·Trade Unions
Sicko
September 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Politics
Today’s Guardian G2 feature about the film Sicko was a bit of a gimmick, but interesting even so. They took 16 NHS workers to see the film about the US healthcare system and then asked them what they thought of it, and what they thought about the NHS.
Tags: BNP·Horsham·Immigration·NHS·UAF
Herceptin
May 31st, 2006 · 1 Comment · Life
There was an interesting article on the BBC website today about the use of statistics – a subject which has always interested me. It talks about shampoo and obesity figures, but ends up on the topic of Herceptin. I am not a scientist and I am not a doctor, but for a while I have […]
Tags: Maths·Medicine/Health·NHS·Statistics
Organ donations
September 25th, 2005 · Comments Off on Organ donations · Life
Jayne and I have just visited the NHS Organ Transplant site and registered online to give away all our body parts after death. The way she drives it seemed like a good idea… Obviously we are hoping to not actually be donating anything in the near future, but its worth doing just in case, and […]
Dentists
August 31st, 2004 · Comments Off on Dentists · Life
It was only the other day I was bitching about my teeth and about the availability of dentists generally. On Monday I was up at the local shops and noticed a sign which said that the Broadfield dental practice is re-opening under new management. I just confirmed this by checking the NHS Direct website and […]
