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Named accountable GP

From 1 April 2015, practices are required to allocate a named, accountable GP to all patients, including children. Your named GP will be responsible for your overall care at the practice and take responsibility for coordinating other medical services you may need here as part of your care.

If you wish to know who this is, or have a preference as to which GP you are allocated, please contact Reception.

These new arrangements do not prevent you making an appointment or seeing any GP of your choosing within the practice as you would normally do.

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BBC Health

Chronic fatigue: Overactive immune system 'may trigger ME-like symptoms'
Researchers say the study is a "light in the fog" in the search for the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Are parents prepared for holiday hangovers?
Christmas parties are upon us, but how many parents think about how a hangover will affect their parenting?
Dingwall Pupils fall ill after drinking vaping fluid
Young people and their parents are being warned that ingesting the toxic substance can be fatal.
E-cigarette use among US teens rises
Discreet versions of e-cigarettes and different flavours may be some of the reasons behind the surge.
Psychiatric nurse jailed for patient punch
Patrick Maguire struck a patient three times in the face in retaliation for being being hit.
'Miracle' six-day-old baby survives Ebola
It took five weeks of round-the-clock treatment to keep Benedicte alive after her mother died.
Obamacare: Texas court rules key health law is unconstitutional
The challenge from a coalition of 20 US states is now likely to go to the US Supreme Court.
Why did Rachel Johnston die after having all her teeth removed?
The families of three people with learning difficulties tell the BBC all their teeth were taken out.
Breast cancer screening error 'overstated'
There was no major incident, just confusion, and the scale of the problem was overstated, a report finds.
Climate change food calculator: What's your diet's carbon footprint?
Check the environmental impact of what you eat and drink.

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Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
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