Healthcare

The Doctor Patient Partnership Your Doctor Has Got You Covered campaign was launched today (Tuesday, 24 March 1998) by Alan Milburn, Minister of State for Health; Claire Rayner, Chair, Patients Association and Dr Simon Fradd, Chairman, Doctor Patient Partnership. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about changes in the delivery of emergency medical services when the doctor's surgery is closed?known as 'out of hours' care?and to encourage the public to use these services responsibly, especially during the upcoming Easter and May bank holidays.

A recent MORI poll for the Cancer Research Campaign shows that three quarters think it is fine to sunbathe as long as they protect their skin from sunburn, but only a quarter expressed concerns about skin cancer.

Tony Blair announced a new, modern and dependable National Health Service last December which would be "a beacon to the world" and run by the country's GPs. But, on the 50th anniversary of the NHS, a huge number of GPs are concerned about the proposals according to a new MORI poll for Reader's Digest.

It's official. Seven out of ten people questioned in a MORI poll of pub-going and eating in pubs regard themselves as "happy" people (70%), with only 13% claiming to feel "unhappy" about life.