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  Lies, damned lies and statistics

  The failures of Mid Staffordshire show that mortality data is not the best way to judge a hospital, argues the Patient from Hell Dick Vinegar

• Is the iPad right for iPatients?

  Apple's latest release has the makings of a device for patients, but it has a few big flaws, reckons the Patient from Hell Dick Vinegar

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  The Patient's better half

  The Patient from Hell Dick Vinegar doesn't have any close medical relatives to give him clout, but he and his wife have found a way to get the best out of the NHS

• Friends and family beat Choose and Book

  If you want a quick hospital appointment, deploy a friend or relation with medical clout, says the Patient from Hell Dick Vinegar

• No hiding place for Cameron

  The Conservative leader's plans for the NHS take the right attitude, but lacks distinctive policies, reckons the Patient from Hell Dick Vinegar

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  No help from the big beasts

  Patients are getting a raw deal from the professional institutions in the health service, writes Dick Vinegar

• A tale of two hospitals' data

  Hospitals vary hugely in whether they share data with patients – or with their own departments, says Dick Vinegar, the Patient from Hell

• Delivering summary justice

  There is no point in hospitals providing discharge information quickly if they leave out all the useful details, says the Patient from Hell Dick Vinegar

• Taking care of the Bill

  Dick Vinegar, the Patient from Hell, finds that one of his friends is having his chances of surviving cancer hit by hospital bureaucracy

• Dead serious blogging

  Some of the best medical advice comes from blogs written by patients suffering from life-threatening conditions, finds the Patient from Hell Dick Vinegar

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