NHS at sea

THE NHS is complaining that bed blockers are costing £400 each a day and are the cause of long waiting lists. I have an idea: you can go on an all-inclusive trip to Singapore and Hong Kong for 20 days for less than £100 a day.

If the bed blockers were sent on cruises in order to recuperate, this would not only save the NHS £300 a day, but would also provide a marvellous recovery programme for the patients and make their beds available for those on the waiting list. ROY MARTIN, Maidstone, Kent.