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Good Ideas

Making a difference!

February 10, 2010

LISTEN TO PATIENTS!
Verite Reily Collins & a nameless patient!
Here are some really good ideas, from a fellow patient, that came out of what must have been a horrendous experience:

Put yourself in a patient’s shoes when thinking how to improve communications – particularly if they have had an operation postponed.
I tried phoning to see if a [...]

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Good Skin care needn’t be expensive

January 23, 2010

You get what you pay for – most times
Whilst researching looking afterour skin, I generally  found that the better the skincare, the more it cost.  I tried lotions and lotions of potions, and the cheap ones just did nothing.  Except for a ‘new kid on the block that has come in from America, Jergens.
So how [...]

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When a focus group thought ‘Royal Marsden’ was the name of a potato

December 28, 2009

Gordon Brown making plans for the NHS

MASSIVE CUTS FORECAST IN NHS
2010 is Election year – and everyone is forecasting massive cuts in NHS Funds.
But – is this such a bad thing?  Or will cuts force the NHS administration to think seriously about where the cuts will fall – and perhaps even devise plans to [...]

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Party feet sorted!

December 17, 2009

You don’t have to wear these home!   Wikipedia

At this time of year, every girl has a dilemma – do we look glam – or does comfort rule?
Well, now Rollasoles  have the answer;  very glam flexible shoes that roll up into the smallest handbag, ready to slip on when killer heels live up to their name.
A [...]

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New Organic make-up

December 14, 2009

Green is the new black!  More than just colours, NVEY ECO is A True Organic Make-up line that makes use of organic principles, and copies nature.
In the past it has been said that ‘ going green reduces the performance and application of make-up. ‘ but  ‘t’aint so’.
Now  NVEY Make-up combines luxury and nature to create [...]

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Christmas wishes and Season’s Greetings

December 8, 2009

This comes with my best wishes, and a hope
that researchers around the world discover even better ways to treat cancer in 2010

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Soothing radiotherapy burns

November 28, 2009

Image via Wikipedia

RELIEVING RADIOTHERAPY BURNS
This was written for those who are still undergoing radiotherapy -
but is also useful as a fantastic stand-by in the kitchen, especially at this time of year when tempers are fraught, and burning pans can cause nasty problems!
Cancer patients are encouraged to spread Aloe Vera gel over their radiotherapy burns – [...]

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MasterChef serves up a disappointing Breakfast

November 13, 2009

Image by Mundoo via Flickr

MASTERCHEF CAN’T COOK BREAKFAST
When journalists were invited to Breakfast at the MasterChef Live Exhibition at Olympia, we expected a culinary feast.  Memories of the famous press breakfasts that we used to be given at GLEE (Garden and Leisure Exhibition) set the taste buds alive – but when we arrived all that [...]

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Finland’s Symptom Line

October 28, 2009

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FINLAND’S SYMPTOM LINE
Considering all its problems, with Sami people often roaming across Lappland for half the year, a long, thin area of country and a very spread-out population outside the cities, Finland has an enviable post cancer recovery record. One reason could be their excellent telephone Symptom Line.
Matti Rautalahti, Chief Medical Officer of [...]

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When Politicians use the NHS as a political pawn

October 28, 2009

David Cameron has praised the NHS for the way it looked after his disabled child – but many other parents tell a different story  Wikipedia

31.8.09
USING THE NHS AS A POLITICAL PAWN.
When politicians use the NHS as a political tool, am I the only one who is disgusted?
Recently Gordon Brown and David Cameron have been outdoing [...]

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