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Tag Archives: NHS
A gentle warrior speaks
This morning on Radio 4, the issue of parking at NHS hospitals was discussed following the news that some NHS trusts in England are making more than three million pounds a year from charging patients and their visitors to park at … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Asda, Elizabeth McAnulty, Filibuster, Hospital Parking, NHS, Philip Davies MP
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Championing our educators
In the debate about the doubling of free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds, a promise made by the Government at the last General Election, it is easy to focus on those who made the promise, particularly as it transpires … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Education, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Doctors, Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Nursery Provision, Preschool education, Schools, Universities
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The NHS and its Apps
According to Women’s Hour programme on Monday the NHS currently provides a list of Apps for weight loss on one of its websites. The Apps allow users to enter basic details of height and gender and a target weight. The Apps then … Continue reading
Posted in Health Reform
Tagged Easting Disorders, Jane Garvey, NHS, Radio 4, Womens Hour
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Lets not screw this up
The news reports on Radio 4 this morning that the Government has found a new way of screwing up the Health Service is hard to fathom. According to Dr Peter Carter who is the General Secretary of the Royal College … Continue reading
The health benefits of music
I work for a company that installs audio visual equipment in Schools and Hospitals. In most cases to date this equipment is being used for the important but focused uses of communicating information to students and medical staff in a … Continue reading
Posted in Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Education, Health Reform
Tagged Music, NHS, Schools
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Command and Control Politics
This morning on BBC Radio4 Today Jeremy Hunt spoke in calm but bold terms about the changes that a Conservative Government would bring about in the NHS. He entirely ignored the point about previous broken promises and refused to be drawn … Continue reading
Describing the Public Sector
The activities of Government is a phrase that could be used to describe the setting of budgets to protect vulnerable people, the taking of bribes for asking questions in Parliament or to agree a planning decision, the lighting of street lamps, emptying … Continue reading
The difficulty of blowing whistles
This mornings news of the report by Robert Francis that potential whistle blowers within the NHS have not been heard needs to be understood within its context. The incidents and policies where people want to see change from the current practice or indeed … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Health Reform, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Claire Gerada, NHS, Robert Francis, Whistle Blowing
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Political Myopia
The news today from the Sutton Trust is quite rightly focusing on the educational background of current MPs and those men and women most likely to form the next Parliament. The Sutton Trust are a charity that focuses on improving … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged NHS, Police, Sarah Woolaston, Sutton Trust
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Circles of our health
The decision by David Cameron and his advisers to exclude the NHS from his top 6 priorities as announced on Monday was yet another indication of how important health is to our election, albeit as a consequence of its absence. This comes hot … Continue reading
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