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Jun 13
2013Canals and Rivers Magazine
As a regular contributor to Canals and Rivers it is with some sadness that I learn that it has ceased to publish - a victim of the economic climate I suppose. Unfortunately, there were still two installments left of my Thames Path series 'Two of the Towpath', so as a service to readers I have added these to the library on this site.
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Apr 24
2013Two more walks added to iFootpath.com
These cover two adjacent sections of the Ridgeway:
Wendover to Princes Risborough (7 miles - including a section through the grounds of Chequers)
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Princes Risborough to Chinnor (6 miles - including some great views of the Vale of Aylesbury) -
Apr 24
2013The NHS: A Question of Attitude?
‘Can you tell me what you’re here for?’
Not the most reassuring start to a medical appointment, especially as the reason I was there was because I’d been told to come in by one of the Practice Nurses. It made me stop and think. There’s been a lot of talk in the wake of the Stafford Hospital debacle about a lack of ‘Care and Compassion’ in the NHS. I’d like to suggest that many of the problems the NHS is currently wrestling with are driven more by an institutional attitude of defensiveness, of ‘the system’ operating as a self-serving organism and because of this a loss of focus on the patient.
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Apr 22
2013Two new walks added to iFootpath
Sunny weather at the weekend meant the chance to re-walk two old walks near the western end of the M25.
First, Iver and the Slough Arm, a four miler with a waterways theme.
Second, Denham and the Colne Valley, again with a stretch of river and canal. -
Apr 18
2013Tenth and Final Article in Thames Path Series Now Published
The tenth, and as it turns out, final instalment of my 'Sea to Source' series on the Thames Path is now available. Click here for more details.
