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Hysterectomy statistics – England and Wales
In 2005/06 38,831 hysterectomies were performed in NHS hospitals in England, these figures include both NHS and private patients who were treated in an NHS hospital in England Continue reading
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Choose and book on the NHS
From January 2006 all patients in the UK have been able to use the new Choose and Book service for all elective care. Continue reading
What affects our perceptions of health risks?
Earlier today, I read two articles in a leading newspaper which caused me some concern because of the way they were written. Continue reading
Medicalising the Menopause
Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed. What were once considered normal human events and common human problems, such as birth, ageing and the menopause, are now considered medical conditions. Continue reading
