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The small NHS failings that let down patients like my mother

The NHS is letting down patients in small, crucial ways

30 July 2022

9:00 AM

30 July 2022

9:00 AM

I would be the first to admit that the NHS has done a lot for my mother this year. It gave her the emergency blood transfusion that undoubtedly saved her life, followed by several iron infusions and umpteen scans and tests. It has treated a series of infected leg ulcers and provided consultations with senior medical figures and countless more outpatient appointments.

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