Doctors are criticised by the Health Care Commission for missing a target for patients to get an appointment within 48 hours.
Last month doctors were criticised because patients were unable to book appointments in advance.
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In April, the government stated that it wanted chemists to play a greater role in providing care for those with minor ailments. They believed that pharmacists were a vastly underused resource which could easily provide diagnosis for some
It is difficult not to be despondent when you are told that you have a terminal condition and have only a few weeks to live. Inevitably you will be feeling very ill and faced with the stark reality that the end is rapidly approaching.
Changes in new technology and drugs have led to drastically improved outcomes for patients since I first became a doctor almost 30 years ago.There was no ultrasound and most of the drugs we use now were not around in those days.Heart bypass operations
A very nice 88
year old patient of mine became very ill at the beginning of the year. She was extremely jaundiced and her blood
tests were markedly abnormal. I arranged
a scan of her abdomen which confirmed my worst fears in
Gordon Brown says that anybody should be able to see their GP at any time they want.
In the morning, lunchtime, afternoon, evening, middle of the night, Saturdays, Sundays, bank holidays, Christmas Day, not just for emergencies but for routine