Health Update: Unsuitable surgeries
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Your support makes all the difference.MINOR surgery at the local GP practice may be an attractive alternative to spending a day in hospital, but a new study warns that some surgeries leave a lot to be desired. Researchers from North London University looked at inspection arrangements and standards in 13 family health service authorities. They found that only three had required GPs to follow infection-control procedures. In one surgery there was no hand basin in the room where the operations were performed, says a report in the Health Service Journal.
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