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Patient Participation Group.

The next Patient Participation Group meeting is to be announced. These meetings are open to all registered patients so please come along if you are free. Your ideas and views are important to us and can help us shape services to our patient's needs.

Appointments not attended

In the month of February a total of 63 patients did not attend their booked appointments (38 with the doctors and 25 with the practice nurse) nor were the appointments cancelled so they could not be offered to patients in need of them. If you no longer need or are unable to attend the appointment you have booked, please call the surgery on 020 7266 1449 to cancel it.

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New brain cells made throughout life
The study could lead to new ideas for treating Alzheimer's disease, say the researchers.
Crack use up in England after 'aggressive marketing'
Health workers say there is less stigma about the form of cocaine and new users are being attracted.
Story time with e-books 'not as helpful' as print books
A study finds parents focus more on technology with electronic books and interact less with children.
Transplant service at 'breaking point'
A leading transplant surgeon says that services are struggling to keep up with demand.
Detailed images of baby heart inside the womb
New technology could improve the care of babies with congenital heart diseases.
Italy home circumcision kills child
The five-month-old boy was airlifted to hospital but died after the intervention by his parents.
Crippling debt ‘linked to depression’
People with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are six times more likely to have money troubles, analysis suggests.
'Baby Grady' gives fertility hope to boys with cancer
A new approach could preserve fertility for boys having cancer treatment - thanks to a baby monkey.
Advertising watchdog rules fake autism 'cure' adverts must stop
The advertising watchdog is targeting practitioners of Cease therapy, which has no scientific basis.
Assisted dying: Doctors' group adopts neutral position
The Royal College of Physicians votes to adopt a neutral position on helping terminally ill patients die.

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Cancer treatment response may be affected by gut bacteria
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Could a blood test in middle age predict dementia risk?
"Tissue inflammation blood test points to dementia risk," is the headline in The Times. Researchers in...
Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk
"A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach...
Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
"Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...

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