Grateful for care

Sir,

I am more than a little taken aback at the moans about the NHS and healthcare on the island in last week’s Banner letters page.

I was until three years ago in the fortunate position of having very little contact with health care.

However this changed when I was diagnosed with cancer and it was a scary time which required some getting used to.

From the very start, the doctors on the island have been incredible and have on occasion phoned without me having made a request.

I was even told that even if I only needed a chat it would be no problem. The doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals have been great and I have never thought anyone was ‘just doing their job’.

These are difficult and demanding times and the NHS had been under a lot of pressure. Please try and understand the difficult situation in which they are functioning.

Yours,

A very grateful 77-year-old.

Ian Struthers,

Lamlash.