Britain is sitting on a boozequake - and GPs will feel the first shocks

By Alastair Campbell | 22 Feb 2012

If my research for Panorama is anything to go by, Alastair Campbell writes, GPs will be seeing more not less of patients because of drink and, as these other services come under pressure, the GP’s...

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Anonymous, Other healthcare professional,

24 Feb 2012

Nice of Pulse to give a journalist the opportunity to promote his TV programme, and to share the results of his epidemiological study. Next week, the editor of the Daily Mail promotes his pseudoscientific book (available on all platforms) and shares his view on THE problem with teenage pregnancy, based on a chat he had with some kids in the pub car park during research for his documentary, ‘Britain in the grips of teenageddon’.

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Hazel Drury, Other GP,

24 Feb 2012

Alcohol services have been cut back since the mid 90s contunually under Labour AND Tories alike so don't make this into a political point scoring exercise :-(

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Anonymous, GP Partner,

24 Feb 2012

Shyome won didn't invite- hic- Al into the shtranger's bar wiv Eric Joyce- no pickles n diced carrots for him, eh? Booze, price, pot kettle black- you call me confoooshed?

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