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Talk radio interview with Mike Graham re waiting lists
12th June 2021

SameDayDoctor was interviewed by Mike Graham on Talk Radio today about the long NHS waiting lists. We explained that the waiting lists are a direct consequence of the Covid 19 pandemic when all other work was put on hold for 18 months.

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Remote vs face to face consultations
11th June 2021

During the Covid pandemic a lot of doctors have used remote video or phone/email consultations in order to minimise possible virus transmission. These have been quite useful to deal with a heavy workload and can be useful

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Same Day PCR Testing in London and Manchester
11th June 2021

Same Day PCR Testing Services in London and Manchester

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Co-Payment system for better healthcare-published by the Adam Smith Institute
27th May 2020

An Australian-style co-payments system for healthcare
Britain's love for the NHS must not blind us from the systematic faults during this crisis. From the difficulty in sourcing and delivering personal protective equipment, to the ill-fated discharge of Covid-positive patients to care homes — something is not right with our supposedly perfect system

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Covid 19 antibody tests- our review in the Daily Mail
19th May 2020

A journalist came in unannounced to our clinic and the write up was excellent - please see the link below

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Coronavirus Radio phone in today with Julia Hartley Brewer
9th April 2020

Private GP at SameDayDoctor Laurence Gerlis joins Julia at 9.15am to answer your medical and coronavirus questions.

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Cholesterol Lowering Injection In Trials
14th January 2020

We have had discussions about this exciting new medication.  A twice-a-year injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England. Already, millions of people take daily statin pills to cut their cholesterol. But later this year, a "ground-breaking" large-scale clinical trial will offer NHS patients a new form of medicine, gene silencing, in an injection called inclisiran

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Artifical Intellingence can diagnose Breast Cancer
8th January 2020

An international team, including researchers from Google Health and Imperial College London, designed and trained a computer model on X-ray images from nearly 29,000 women. AI was still as good as two doctors working together.  Unlike humans, AI is tireless. Experts say it could improve detection

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Exercise plans to support cancer treatment
29th December 2019

Newly-diagnosed cancer patients are to be offered NHS gym sessions before they start chemotherapy, in the hope of boosting the speed of their recovery. Thousands will be invited to sign up for a "prehab" fitness programme within 48 hours of being diagnosed.