The language of Francis, Keogh and Berwick on the NHS, in pictures.

What is the language of our health service today?  What words and phrases do we use about the NHS and what do they say about us?  More importantly, what do they say about where we want to get too? Well, one place to start perhaps is the text of the three reviews of the NHS recently completed by … Continue reading The language of Francis, Keogh and Berwick on the NHS, in pictures.

Our NHS: If there is a patient on board could they please make themselves known to the cabin crew

The NHS would appear to be suffering an in-flight emergency. It is locked on auto-pilot. The cabin crew are unsure what to do. A few are close to panic. The nature of the problem is unclear. The causes indeterminate. No one was trained for this. Cabin crew announcements become more insistent and louder by the … Continue reading Our NHS: If there is a patient on board could they please make themselves known to the cabin crew