My Confusion and I

Technology is constantly evolving which means that there are many opportunities to invent new ways to handle day to day chorus. We are no strangers to the fact that some jobs are being replaced by robots and that we are easier accessible due to technology. However, we tend to forget that technology doesn't have to take over our lives but it can help us to come up with answers to the most challenging questions. One of these uses is to use programming for medical purposes. Now-a-days we are inventing apps that can check blood pressure, dashboards that can do regular check-ups and algorithms to calculate the risk for cardiovascular diseases. The Royal college of Physicians is constantly encouraging their doctors to get involved in technology and co-operate with software developers to be able find new techniques to save lives. NHS have also realised the importance of technology and established NHS hack day where they are trying to combine technology with medicine. The inventions they...

Dear NHS, 8 months ago I went to my GP and asked for a referral to a psychologist. At that point I had just recovered from depression and I felt ready to get support from someone else, something I was scared of before. As any GP would do he sent a referral straight away which led to a phone assessment only a week later. This gave me hope. Finally medical care that takes me serious. Since I was in a stable position in my life at that time I explained to you that I was currently not in a bad state but I wanted to prevent it from happening again. In my opinion that was a logical way of moving forward since I was more likely to be responsive to the treatment when I felt good than if I was at rock bottom. Due to my case not being as urgent as others I had an understanding of that I would have to wait in line as everyone else. You told me it would take 2-3 months. After 4 months I hadn't heard anything from you and I could feel the depression and negative thoughts sneaking up on me. I...