I AM frustrated and cross with the Labour government continually referring to the “broken” NHS.

What it needs is funding, adequate staffing and adequate bed numbers. How demoralising for all the hardworking staff.

My husband was unwell six years ago, but hesitated from unnecessarily bothering the GP.

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Eventually he had to go. He was seen on a Wednesday by the GP, had a telephone call on Thursday advising he needed to go to the haematology department at Hereford County Hospital the next day. He was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

We cannot fault his treatment from the consultants, the nurses, the clerical staff, the pharmacy, the catering department etc. He attended the MacMillan Renton Unit for infusions and said the nurses are on their feet all day and cannot do enough to help their patients.

When the National Health Service began in 1948 there could be no prediction of the costs of the treatments available today.

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The first medication my husband took for two-and-a-half years cost £77,000 a year. This stopped being effective and he was changed to another medication that would also be as expensive. His treatment has kept him alive and with a good quality of life (playing golf three times a week, table tennis and renovating the home and garden).

Just a thought – a top footballer can earn over £100,000 a week to kick a ball, a doctor, who can save your life, will never earn money on that scale.

Thank you, Hereford County Hospital.

CHRISTINE LEWIS

Hereford