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NHS local's free iPhone app finds your nearest GP, A&E, pharmacist, dentist...

17:26, Tuesday 25 January 2011

NHS local has created an iPhone app that can help you find your nearest A&E if you injury yourself on holiday or get to your nearest walk-in centre if your GP's surgery is closed.
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What evidence is there that blogging is a useful tool in healthcare?

19:05, Tuesday 18 January 2011

What evidence is there that blogging is a useful tool in healthcare? That was a question posed by some of our NHS local bloggers who came to a workshop in Birmingham earlier today. It is, of course, an entirely valid question.
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Why's it so difficult for GPs and pharmacists to order enough of the flu vaccine?

18:39, Thursday 13 January 2011

Is it being public-spirited or selfish for parents to try to get their children immunized against swine flu? That is question posed by Joanna Moorhead in the Guardian in response to Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, who said flu jabs for the worried well should be banned.
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Find the health services nearest to you with our free new widget

14:01, Tuesday 11 January 2011

If your child injured himself while you were on holiday, what would be the fastest way of finding your nearest A&E? If you moved to a new town and wanted to sign up with a dentist, how would you find the ones closest to you? If your GP's surgery is closed, and you want to go your nearest walk-in centre, how would you know where it is?
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