Be careful what you wish for, Wes. Or at least, be careful with your methodology. It’s been proven...
NHS
“How much do junior doctors really get paid in England?”
According to even government figures, a ‘junior doctor’ earns £20-30 per hour. If you delve...
“Over 50,000 leave NHS Pension Scheme over affordability”
Like most formerly ‘gold-plated’ pensions, the NHS pension has been watered down over the years;...
“Is life in the UK really as bad as the numbers suggest? Yes, it is”
In films, the lives of seemingly random characters often coincide, entwine and lead to a (in my...
“Paramedic says patients are ‘begging for help’ as the NHS ‘collapses’ under pressure”
I remember N Farage in Brexit campaigns gone by evoking the image of hundreds of poor Europeans...
“Why Coffey’s NHS plan has left many unimpressed”
Here's the reality from my own, current frontline experience. Hospital beds blocked by a failing...
“Proposal to extend NHS pension rules ‘does not go far enough'”
Yet another example of one part of the NHS shooting another in the foot. In this case, desperate...
“NHS waits force patients to pay for private ops”
Years ago when I worked in Greece, families used to fly their poorly relatives to London to get...
“A dangerous and unethical experiment”
Anyone in the food or restaurant business will tell you what a pain health and safety rules can...
“It’s easier to get an audience with the Pope”
When I was young and poorly, we’d pitch up at the surgery, sit in the waiting room for a while and...
“NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app ditched in major U-turn”
I hate to say ‘I told you so’ but, well, I did. Financial services companies with huge IT...
“NHS contact tracing app: how does it work and when can you download it?”
Financial services companies rely and are based on technology. They spend big bucks trying to get...
“NHS is off the table and stay out of our elections, UK prime minister tells Trump”
In the real world, large chunks of the NHS are already sort-of privatised. In Gloucester, many...
“Govt in ‘quick fix’ move to pay NHS workers’ pension tax bills”
Pension rules have, since ‘Pensions Simplification’ a few years ago, become ridiculously complex....
“NHS waiting lists surge due to pensions row”
Worth remembering that when the NHS was formed, doctors had to be lured away from private...