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Endometriosis: Its like barbed wire, says woman on gynae waiting list
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Hertfordshire mum is first UK patient to trial new MS treatment
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Covid inquiry PPE report – a look at the key findings
Posted onImage source, PA ByJim Reed and Michelle Roberts BBC News The Covid inquiry has published its damning report, external into why NHS workers did not have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) when the pandemic hit. It details what went wrong with the government’s planning and buying of vital items like gloves and gowns that cost…
