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Check Up is your chance to talk to doctors about the health issues that most concern you and your family. Each week Barbara Myers is joined by a medical expert to take your calls and emails on a particular topic and give you the most up to date advice. No appointment necessary.
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"There is no substitute for one-to-one advice from aÌýtop medical expert and that's what we offer our callers and emailers. But for each person who calls to ask for help, someone else phones in to pass on a tip or a suggestion -Ìýit's a great programme to present."
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 Full programme transcript >>
Palliative Care
In this week’s Check Up Barbara Myers takes your calls on palliative care.
She is joined by Dr Polly Edmonds, consultant in palliative care medicine at King's College Hospital in LondonÌýto discuss how pain and symptom relief, spiritual and psycho-social support can improve the quality of life of people with life-threatening illnesses like cancer or heart disease .
Broaching the subject of death and how and where people would like to end their life can be hard for both medical professionals and family and loved ones.
Call Barbara Myers and her guestÌýif you have any questions, on 08700-100-444 from 1.30pm on day of broadcast or email Check Up using the Contact Check Up link above.
Next week: Hip Replacements |
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RELATED LINKS
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4: Case Notes - Palliative Care
91Èȱ¬: How to Have a Good Death
91Èȱ¬ Relationships: Terminal Illness
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