According to new NHS guidelines, general practitioners will need to get a second opinion if they are unable to diagnose a patient after three visits. The ‘three strikes and rethink’ system comes into effect across England today with the aim of speeding up diagnoses and cutting avoidable deaths. It comes after worries that an excessiveContinue reading “She Was Dismissed 20 Times By Her Doctor”
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An Illness Surge Hits Britain As Carrie Johnson Is Hospitalised
Carrie Johnson has revealed that she spent a week in hospital after suffering from flu and pneumonia, as England’s emergency services struggle with their ‘busiest winter ever’. Sharing a picture of her in a hospital bed, the wife of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that she spent the first few days of 2025 at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxfordshire after enduringContinue reading “An Illness Surge Hits Britain As Carrie Johnson Is Hospitalised”
GPs Still Refuse To See Patients Face-To-Face. What Could Possibly Justify This?
Helen Leaford, 62, from Basingstoke was falling over and suffering dizzy spells, but her GP advised her to use ear drops and get used to being off balance, but instead, she borrowed money from friends and went to see a private doctor. The £300 doctor said she needed an urgent MRI scan to diagnose theContinue reading “GPs Still Refuse To See Patients Face-To-Face. What Could Possibly Justify This?”