A salute to my heroes

'I have never come across people with such sustained commitment, dedication and courage.' Not my wo...

'I have never come across people with such sustained commitment, dedication and courage.' Not my words - Tony Blair's, in his last speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister. He was referring to the service people in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. I choose to use these words not because I want to make a point about the conflicts, but because they seem entirely the right kind to use about people who work in the National Health Service. Let me explain. Over the last few weeks the threat of terrorism in this country, as we approached the second anniversary of 7/7, is again in the ...