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Coronavirus: NHS England scales back private sector deal07 Aug 2020 17:41A deal in which NHS England had access to 92% of private hospitals beds will come to an end.
Nurses and NHS staff protest over pay rise 'snub'08 Aug 2020 00:01A thousand people are expected to march in Cardiff, Swansea, Bridgend and Merthyr over nurses' pay.
Chemotherapy in cancer patients with Covid-19 'not a risk'07 Aug 2020 02:57Female breast cancer patients were much more likely to survive than other patients, a study says.
Coronavirus: Asymptomatic cases 'carry same amount of virus'07 Aug 2020 02:59But the South Korean study couldn't say how much this group actually passed coronavirus on.
Coronavirus: England's contact-tracing app readies for launch06 Aug 2020 18:04The app will use QR barcode scans as well as Bluetooth handshakes to determine if users are at risk.

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Directory of Local Health & Social Services for Older Adults

Members of our Patient Participation Group (PPG) have recently spent a considerable amount of time putting together the directory of local organisations and activities for older people, attached below.

We are sure many of you will find it a very valuable resource.

Copies are also available in the practice waiting rooms

PPG Directory of Health and Social Services for Older Adults , 3rd Edition, January 2020 Rev.pdf

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Directory of Local Health & Social Services for Older Adults

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