Rosemary Westwell

The wind howled as we pushed open the doors to the church in Chatteris to hear Ely Consort’s concert: Christmas Nights. The director, Matthew Rudd, was thrilled to see so many people in the audience, in spite of the weather. We were soon to understand why. The concert was, indeed, first-rate. The choir was well blended, producing a full-bodied, even sound. The orchestra was in perfect sympathy with the singers and the pieces. The soloists were excellent.

The NHS has enough cash but not enough common sense. The whole culture needs to change from a jobsworth mentality to one that puts the patient first. There are far too many jobsworth staff, pen pushers, box tickers and highly paid administrators that do nothing for the patients, except prevent the NHS from functioning. One phone call from a patient should be enough to have a problem resolved.