The RCN is losing one of the best leaders it has had in recent years.

Peter Carter has announced that he is standing down from his role as general secretary and chief executive of the RCN (Online News February 11).

Being turned away when seeking help only adds to the problems.

It is a disgrace that a police assistant chief constable had to take to Twitter to get something done about a 16 year old with mental health issues held in a police cell for more than 36 hours because no hospital bed was available for her in the UK.

Concern over ways that insurers use personal health information.

Like Christine Clark (Letters July 2), I am heartened that the recent Commonwealth Fund survey revealed the NHS to be one of the world's best healthcare systems.