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This Morning GP Dr Zoe Williams shares her empty appointments list as patients stay away

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This Morning GP Dr Zoe Williams shares ’empty’ appointment list as people stay away over Covid-19 fears – but warns cancer and heart attacks rates will rise if people are ‘too scared’ to get checked The television GP posted on Instagram a photo of her empty appointment list asking her 46,000 followers ‘where are the … Read more

Women race for hair appointments before being stuck indoors for weeks due to coronavirus

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Last chance salon: Women race for hair appointments before being stuck indoors for weeks due to coronavirus There are more than 40,000 hair and beauty salons throughout the UK Hairdressing industry is thought to be worth around £6.6 billion a year Psychologist Rachel Hudson said lockdown prompted into ‘full planning mode’ Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more

Google’s website offering coronavirus test appointments filled up in one day 

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Google’s sister company, which launched a site offering to help patients schedule coronavirus tests, ran out of appointments in just one day. Verily, an online health-information platform run by Google’s parent company Alphabet, launched Project Baseline on Monday. The site was only available to residents aged 18 or older in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties … Read more

Pope Francis is ‘slightly unwell’ and cancels public appointments

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Pope Francis is still feeling ‘slightly unwell’ and has cancelled his official audiences today, the Vatican has said.  The 83-year-old pontiff has scrapped an audience with tech chiefs including Microsoft and IBM executives today – a day after calling off an appearance at a Mass in Rome.  Francis had appeared to have a cold during … Read more

Weather, the World Cup and public holidays impact on the numbers of patients booking GP appointments

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Britons book more GP appointments when it is cold and rainy – but they make fewer visits when it is sunny or snowing, research shows. Scientists also found patients booked fewer appointments on days last summer that the England football team played in the World Cup. Spikes in attendances also occur after public holidays and … Read more

Maharashtra: Changes in RTI rules delay appointments of information commissioners

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Written by Vishwas Waghmode | Mumbai | Published: February 18, 2020 3:22:31 am Data from SIC reveals a total of 56,195 cases, which includes 49,385 appeals and 6,810 complaints, are pending in its seven benches at the end of December. (Representational Image) Right to Information (RTI) rules changed by the central government last year has … Read more