NHS kicks off 2025 with vigour

The NHS is still coming under fire, except that nowadays the public are being persuaded to join in the attack. The persuasion not only comes courtesy of the Tories and Farage’s mob, but also from the Labour government under Starmer. Naturally the majority of the mass media have joined in the attacks and if youContinue reading “NHS kicks off 2025 with vigour”

Blame those responsible not the NHS front line workers

We all know the National Health Service is under tremendous strain. Staff shortages; not enough time for GPs to spend with patients; hospitals having to leave new patients on trollies because there are not enough beds on the wards. Who is to blame for all this? In fact that should be who is responsible forContinue reading “Blame those responsible not the NHS front line workers”

Time to stop passing the buck as the NHS slowly sinks

There is a lot of talk these days about pharmacies (what most people call the chemist shop) being more involved in the overall aspect of health, including giving advice and even becoming a first step when you feel unwell. This doesn’t mean the local chemist can give you a full medical examination and then prescribeContinue reading “Time to stop passing the buck as the NHS slowly sinks”