I am very sorry Joe Morgan lost his wife. (Letters April 26). This is a very sad time and he has my sincere condolences.

I don't doubt the care workers were extremely kind to his wife and looked after her with loving care. I have done this job myself and I know how harrowing it is to see somebody losing the fight for life. Worse still, to see their loved ones suffering.

However, most people's grouse about the NHS is they spend so much money on artificially created jobs for penpushers.

I saw one advertised by a health-related Government quango the other day for somebody to monitor "human rights and diversity." The salary was around £75,000. This is what people get upset about.

Diversity monitoring is a load of rubbish. We don't need diversity monitoring. It's jobs for the boys. Incompetent ones at that. If people are being paid to do a job, they do it, irrespective of "diversity".

We don't need some overpaid moron sitting behind a big desk clocking up the sort of salary most of us consider to be a win on the pools.

Carers are often poorly paid and nobody "monitors" their conditions ,but they do it as a labour of love and not to line their pockets.

I am glad Joe found sympathetic, nice people to help him through the final days of his wife's life.

Because he is the one who is left behind and should get as much help as he can. I hope someone is helping him right now.

Kim Gandy
Wickford