Category Archives: A Touch of Politics!

Dictators and Judges and The Daily Mail

I was one of the 7 million viewers who watched with horror and fascination the recent Panorama documentary on North Korea I was particularly interested with their high tech hospital which someone presumably high up in the North Korea hierarchy … Continue reading

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A Cunning Plan

There are 365 days in most years and 366 in the other. So roughly speaking there is a 0.3% chance that the launch of any new initiative will fall on April Fools Day. Tweet

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Choice

Politicians know that more choice is good for us. It engenders competition which, as any self respecting bureaucrat and politician knows, drives up quality and drives down cost. Tweet

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Review Clinics

I have had a few patients contact me concerned that their annual review has been a bit late coming. This is due to a change of personnel in the surgery and normal service will be resumed when we have developed … Continue reading

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The Olympics

The Olympics are upon us. Enthusiasm has reached fever pitch and we’re all on the edge of our seats with excitement cheering on team GB. Tweet

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