Cancer contact sites These are some sites that provide helpful information when you are Googling to find somewhere for treatment. Listing these sites does not constitute any kind of recommendation. But readers will find a huge amount of information listing contacts at various centres abroad. Most of the sites are written in English, or [...]
Read more →Meantime You can get fit alongside Italian footballers Everyone was shocked that 23-year old footballer Fabrice Muamba was “in effect dead” for 78 minutes following his on-field collapse. What shocked me was that ‘my’ sport, Polo, has always had an ambulance in attendance at every major match for yearsIt’s something the Hurlingham Polo Association [...]
After intervention by MP NHS funds cancer patient Zac Knighton-Smith’s surgery in Germany. After the NHS cancelled two operations, Zac’s mother Sam Knighton took him to Germany, where Zac had four Lymph nodes removed in a life-saving operation for Neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer. Operation Postponed twice Originally Zac was due [...]
Read more →The world can still be your oyster By Iain Sykes of goodtogoinsurance.com As research by MacMillan Cancer Support* shows that two in five (39%) people living with cancer are quoted higher premiums, I have asked Iain Sykes to give his company’s views on what they think should be provided, but can often be refused [...]
Read more →Cruise bookings rise as travellers avoid airports Cruise news and review website Cruise Critic is predicting a surge in cruise bookings from UK ports, as travellers opt to avoid stress and disruption caused to plans by long queues at immigration, possibility of further volcano eruptions and other delaying factors. The introduction of airport scanners is [...]
Read more →Tuscany is just the place to de-stress But please, David, give Samantha a break this time and fly BA. We have a very good airline, which is British owned, so why not use it? Surely the Prime Minister and his family should fly the flag? Last time David and Samantha went on holiday was [...]
Read more →Well done! The more I travel, the smaller I like my airports! In fact, when you take into account the massive amount of walking you have to do from the aircraft landing at Terminal 5, Heathrow, until baggage reclaim – you could be half-way to London by the time you met up with your [...]
Read more →No hidden card charges when you buy Eurostar tickets online Eurostar has announced its support for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) decision today. The company is backing the call for the law to be updated to stop consumers being surcharged, when buying goods and services with any debit card. When buying a ticket from [...]
Read more →An EU Directive now spells out how NHS must pay But like all EU paperwork, it is designed to make it almost impossible to understand Have a read through the copy below – then at the bottom are contacts for officials who will help interpret the clauses. EU law clarifying the right of patients to [...]
Read more →Insurance is the most ‘popular’ subject on this website I suppose because cancer patients have received a shock, and want to ensure that they are covered. In another article I discuss overall insurance and how to check what you need, but in this article I have asked Iain Sykes, of Goodtogoinsurance, to give his company’s [...]
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