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Health/Medical

No evidence to support claims that telephone consultations reduce GP workload or hospital referrals

27 Sep 2017

Telephone consultations to determine whether a patient needs to see their GP face-to-face can deal with many problems, but a study led by researchers...

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Stethoscope

Concerns over wasting doctor’s time may affect decision to see GP

07 Feb 2017

Worries over wasting their doctor’s time, particularly at a time when NHS resources are stretched, may influence when and whether patients choose to...

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Keeping patients safe in hospital

15 Nov 2016

Healthcare is a complex beast and too often problems arise that can put patients’ health – and in some cases, lives – at risk. A collaboration...

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Stethoscope

South Asian patients have worse experiences of GP interactions, study suggests

15 Sep 2016

Communication between doctors and South Asian patients is poor, according to national GP surveys, but a question has been raised about whether this...

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Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas, FNA

Cambridge launches new Pancreatic Cancer Centre

28 Mar 2011

A multi-disciplinary centre of excellence which aims to bring cutting-edge pancreatic research from the bench to the bedside is launched.

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