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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

I bet you £100 to a used sticking plaster that treatment and health care in the UK will not be available if you don’t have the new NHS app on your smart phone.

GPs don't want to see patients as it is. You've said that they only work 25 hours a week and want another raise. Why would this app make it any better? It would be one more reason not to see patients.

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ABIGAIL REPORTS's avatar

Material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, study reveals Source: Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13981453/vaginal-mesh-implant-material-degrade-60-days-study.html

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mary-lou's avatar

my grandfather was a GP and I remember he did most of the things you described above. my grandmother was "the docotor's wife" and took great pride in that, irregular hours and all. when we were there, the telephone might ring and we were instructed (aged 8 and 6) how to answer it, for it surely was a patient. practice/waiting room in the souterrain of the house, this was almost 24/7 and we all loved it, didn't know better. meanwhile, indeed, the NHS app is terrifying - https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/11/mixed-reaction-as-palantir-lands-330m-nhs-federated-data-platform-deal/

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Kenn Goodwin's avatar

It’s all a downhill spiral, everything.

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