GPs in London and Hertfordshire join scheme offering same-day appointments for £1,200 a year
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GPs in London and Hertfordshire join scheme offering same-day appointments for £1,200 a year

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/nhs-doctors-to-offer-sameday-appointments-for-1200-a-year-a3956236.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1538996552 By Ross Lydall Health Editor NHS family doctors today began offering 30-minute consultations and their mobile phone number to patients — for a £1,200 annual fee. More than 30 GPs in London and Hertfordshire have joined the Concierge Choice UK private scheme, which allows patients to “hand-pick” their doctor and request on-the-day appointments. The…

NHS provokes fury with indefinite surgery ban for smokers and obese

NHS provokes fury with indefinite surgery ban for smokers and obese

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/17/nhs-provokes-fury-indefinite-surgery-ban-smokers-obese/ By:  Laura Donnelly, health editor  The NHS will ban patients from surgery indefinitely unless they lose weight or quit smoking, under controversial plans drawn up in Hertfordshire. The restrictions – thought to be the most extreme yet to be introduced by health services – immediately came under attack from the Royal College of…