I WISH to say a heart-felt thank you to the staff on Ward 12 at York District Hospital, where I had the pleasure, "for want of a better word", of a short stay after an operation. Thanks also to the National Health Service - thank the Lord for it, with all its so-called faults.

G E Watson,

Carlton Road,

Sutton-on-Derwent,

York.

Updated: 10:25 Wednesday, February 27, 2002