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Lansley’s pledge on cancer – more headlines over substance?
Dr Asif Sange believes the practicalities of Andrew Lansley's pledge to give GPs more access to direct diagnostic tests needs to be examined in further detail.
Asif Sange
Asif writes on health issues. He works as a hospital doctor in the NHS and has done for five years, after graduating from Dundee Medical Schoo; he is a Labour Party activist and works part time as a research assistant for Lord Patel of Blackburn.
Lansley’s pledge on cancer – more headlines over substance?
Dr Asif Sange believes the practicalities of Andrew Lansley's pledge to give GPs more access to direct diagnostic tests needs to be examined in further detail.
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