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The prescription has to be for more GPs

THE doctor will see you now.

It used to be so simple. One turned up to see one's GP, who offered reassurance that nothing was seriously wrong, proffered a prescription, arranged a consultant's appointment or (rarely) sent you straight to hospital.

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