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Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Robin Allum, who practices at BMI The Princess Margaret Hospital, has been chosen as one of the UK’s top 10 knee reconstruction surgeons in a survey conducted by the Daily Mail.
Consultant Urological Surgeon Omer Karim, who practices at BMI The Princess Margaret Hospital in Windsor, has been chosen as one of the UK’s top ten outstanding prostate cancer surgeons in a survey conducted by the Daily Mail.
On 28 October, The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a decision on the VAT treatment of AXA's payment plan under the Denplan arrangements. The ECJ overturned the decisions of the VAT Tribunal and the High Court by ruling that the service of collection and processing of monthly payments from ...
Research has discovered a direct connection between an overactive FTO gene and obesity. The team of scientists from the University of Oxford and the Medical Research Council (MRC) obtained what is thought to be the first direct evidence that the gene's over activity leads to overeating and ...
More people are having knee replacements - each year in England and Wales 80,000 patients, with an average age of 69, undergo knee replacement surgery. But, according to the Daily Mail, the success of surgery is far from guaranteed. Between 10 and 15 per cent of patients are unhappy with the ...
The NHS care system in the UK is reaching crisis point, according to recent suggestions. Charity Age UK has claimed that the health service is failing to divert sufficient funds and focus to the over-65s, leaving the system "in crisis".
WPA has relaunched a NHS top-up cash plan for individuals and companies. Those staying in an NHS hospital can claim towards visitor car-parking costs. Other features include top-up cancer drugs, specialist consultations, second opinions, European cover including air ambulance repatration, 24-7 ...
Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis – in fact, it is the most common STI in the UK. If you think you might be infected, it is important to have a test and get appropriate chlamydia treatment as soon as possible. Most GPs and sexual ...
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