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Northamptonshire patients who want a non-emergency operation such as having tonsils removed, a hernia operated on or varicose veins removed, must now have their case approved by an independent panel of GP’s.

Reporter Tom Percival outlines the proposed changes, while Stuart talks to Dr Matthew Davies is GP Chair for Daventry North, to Dr Jenny Lewis from the Dr Foster research group, to Northamptonshire physiotherapist David Bradbrook, and to Dr Darin Seiger, the Chair of the Nene Clinical Commissioning Group.

Plus:

• probation workers in Northamptonshire are angry about letters allocating them to new jobs
• the Leader of Northampton Borough Council is selected as a Parliamentary candidate
• the Northants Christmas Tree farm supplying the annual wreath for No 10 Downing Street
• Saints, Cobblers & Steelbacks players compete in cars round Silverstone
• previewing ‘101 Dalmations’ at The Castle Theatre, Wellingborough
• looking back to Saints’ heavy Heineken Cup home defeat by Leinster