Health matters
Empowering through wellbeing
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ET’ S take three scenarios which involve a trip to the doctor – not hospital admission for emergencies, but routine healthcare stuff.
Firstly, when illness strikes swiftly and unexpectedly and you need to see a GP because you’ re an independent business owner and you really, really cannot afford time off.
Secondly, in the midst of a full-on busy lifestyle, you are aware of non-urgent niggling issues but keep putting off seeing the doctor because the appointment will be in three weeks’ time.
Thirdly, in an era of unprecedented health concerns,
Introducing the team at Winchester GP, who will be providing topical health advice and guidance you should undergo screening for general health, sexual health checks or get advice on fertility and pre-conceptual care. You’ d prefer to obtain quick results and in the last area, develop a supportive relationship with a family-focused doctor who has time to listen.
In the good old days, a family doctor saw generations from birth to the grave and had an in-depth understanding of intergenerational history. Those days are gone; families are dispersed and there are pressures upon GP services and at subsequent higher tiers of the system.
And whilst it’ s true that the
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