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My NHS letter arrived late
On February 23 I received an appointment to attend hospital, the letter is dated January 26, the appointment was for the February 11. From conversations I have had with hospital staff missed appointments are mainly due to the Post Office, however the NHS managers believe that all appointment should be sent second class to save money, missed appointments not only cost money but may in some instance's cost lives.
Paul Evans, Midlands
Difficult to get men talking
Every day it seems, or at least every other day, we get some earnest looking ‘celebrity’ on This Morning, who is on a mission to, ‘get men talking’ or to ‘get men to open up’.Good luck with that! I would say that it is very difficult to ‘get men talking’ or to ‘get men to open up’ simply because these days we are frightened to say anything!
Oh for just one spark of courage and originality!
Alan Jones, Midlands
