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Bulldozers spark fury after demolishing GP surgery - to make way for a Lidl
LOCALS have been left furious after bulldozers demolished a "desperately needed" GP surgery to make way for a Lidl.Outraged patients have slammed the
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Major change to GP appointments could see 3million Brits get same-day slots
MILLIONS of Brits will be able to get same-day GP appointments under a new NHS scheme.From April, the three million residents of North West London wil
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Junior doctors launch 10th strike in 1 year as thousands take to picket lines
JUNIOR doctors have launched their tenth strike in just one year.Thousands of medics are set to take to the picket lines for five days in yet another
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You helped me when I fell in love with my GP
DEAR DEIDRE: When I fell in love with my GP, I felt so confused. I knew we couldn’t have a relationship but he was all I wanted in a man – kind, a
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Junior doctors' strike leader is NO LONGER a junior doc and can't even strike
THE junior doctors’ strike leader is no longer a junior doctor and cannot join the picket lines, The Sun can reveal.Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chair of
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I was terrified for my kids while working on Covid ward says Breathtaking doctor
LYING in a hospital bed, her body is drenched in sweat while a ventilator breathes for her.Gravely ill with Covid, treatment is now futile and a nurse
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I'm the doctor behind ITV's Breathtaking, I'll burn with rage over the pandemic
THE real-life doctor who inspired ITV series Breathtaking has admitted that she will burn with rage for the rest of her life after being left traumati
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Junior doctors announce next five-day strike - their TENTH walkout in a year
JUNIOR doctors will strike for five days at the end of the month, union bosses have announced.Medics will take to the picket lines again from 7am on F
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Dr Zoe urges reader with 'tight feeling' in his tummy to seek 'immediate help'
I AM often asked if it is worth bothering a GP about an issue.My answer is almost always yes.Don’t let a wait for an appointment put you off, it is
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Uber to deliver NHS prescriptions ‘within weeks’ as pharmacists given new powers
UBER drivers will deliver NHS prescriptions to patients' doors in just a few weeks.From March, Brits will be able to use the Healthera app to order me
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Pharmacists can treat 7 common conditions WITHOUT prescription from today
PHARMACIES in England will be able to treat seven new conditions without the need for a GP appointment from today.More than 10,000 chemists — around
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Signs your earwax isn't right - and could be alerting you to a hidden problem
WE all have waxy ears - but what's normal, and when is it a sign of something more serious?After it was revealed the NHS is no longer offering earwax
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Millions get faster access to NHS prescriptions from TODAY - are you eligible?
IT will be easier for millions of Brits to get NHS prescriptions from today - under new plans to save GP’s time.Prescriptions have moved from paper
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Pharmacists to treat 7 conditions WITHOUT prescription begins this month
PEOPLE in England will soon be able to get medicines for certain conditions at their local pharmacy without seeing their GP first.From January 31, the
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GP 'groped 5 patients including terminally ill woman & made "creepy" comments'
A FAMILY doctor groped five female patients including a terminally ill cancer sufferer, a court heard.Dr Mohan Babu is accused of targeting the women
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Junior doctors threaten to extend strikes just hours after 6-day walkout ends
JUNIOR doctors have threatened to strike again if ministers don’t offer them more money “now”.Their demand came just hours after the end of a re
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Hospitals 'will be even busier next week' as they catch up after doctors' strike
HOSPITALS will be even busier next week as they play catch-up after the junior doctors’ strike that ends tomorrow.NHS bosses said demand from sick p
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Patients face hellish New Year as junior docs prepare to walk out for 6 DAYS
HOSPITALS and patients face a hellish new year as junior doctors prepare to walk out for six days— the longest strike on NHS record.More than 20,000
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Number of patients who may not exist but are GP registered has risen massively
THE number of ghost patients registered with GPs has risen by almost two thirds over the past five years, figures suggest.It has gone up to 5.8million
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Desperate patients trying 'DIY' treatment after failing to get GP appointment
DESPERATE patients are turning to “DIY” medical treatment after failing to secure an appointment with a GP, figures show.One in seven opted to do
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100 men win compo from NHS after losing testicle due to doctors' blunder
NEARLY 100 unlucky men have won compensation from the NHS after losing a testicle over doctors’ blunders.Most of the 98 cases involved a delay in di
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Fury as junior doctors' strike leader says he wants to go and work in Canada
A JUNIOR doctors’ strike leader sparked outrage yesterday — by revealing he would like to go to work in Canada.BMA union chief Rob ­Laurenson rev
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Sex mad GP faces losing his career after he 'romped with women in his surgery'
A SEX-mad GP faces losing his career after a tribunal heard he romped with a string of women in his surgery, including a married colleague.Dr Thomas P
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The junior doctors strike is out and out greed & risks unnecessary deaths
THREE years ago, millions of Britons turned out on their doorsteps every Thursday evening to clap NHS staff.It was a gesture which recognised th
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NHS pays record £93m to families of patients who died due to botched care
PAYMENTS from the NHS to families of patients who died due to botched care have more than doubled in seven years.A record 1,101 successful fatality cl