We need a co-operative NHS, one in which patients and professionals can work together on an equal footing to improve our NHS and in which patients are valued for their expertise on the health service, being experts by experience. Patients'…
I am a medically complex patient who spends long periods in hospital, whose care is spread across 7 different London hospitals with about 12 consultants involved in my care, and who relies on and is kept alive by our NHS.…
It’s that time of year again: it’s Christmas time. Where has 2014 gone? It seems like yesterday that mum took the decorations down, and now they’re going to go back up again. Christmas is a difficult time for many people for…
I got an email through from Together for Short Lives yesterday with this letter attached; I'm going to the Department of Health to meet Dr Dan Poulter MP to discuss my care and how things could be improved! He said…
Dr Daniel Poulter MP, did you hear me? You probably won’t remember me; I gave a speech at an event organised by Together for Short Lives in Parliament in November 2013 which you attended. You had your picture taken with…
It's been 5 long years and 5 months since I became ill. It's been rough, very rough, and hard to cope at times, but there have been some wonderful things that have resulted from my ill health and the battles…