As we digest the news of the cancellation of the Urgent Care Centre, I am grateful to my friend Norman Lamb for alerting me to some just published figures. I am sure that all St Albans residents will share my interest.
The number of managers in the NHS increased by 4,748 in the last year [...]
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How many more managers in the NHS?
March 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · SOS Herts NHS, Sandy's blog
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Fascinating feedback on local NHS
March 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · SOS Herts NHS, Sandy's blog
I am getting a lot of letters and e-mails on local residents’ perceptions of local NHS services following my invitation to people to write about their experiences. They show a fascinating range of opinion, some rating our local health services as very good, some as not so good, all of course coming from the same [...]
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It’s enough to make you weep
January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Sandy's blog
Over the last week we learnt that…
Six NHS quango heads now earn more than the Prime Minister after seeing their salaries increase by 77% in the last three years;
The plummeting stock market and plunging house prices have wiped out £1.2 trillion of Britain’s national wealth;
Three hundred and thirty nine BBC staff members earn salaries in [...]
Tags:BBC·Gordon Brown·house prices·MOD·mortgage approvals·NHS·Royal Mail