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December's Most Popular Articles...
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Difference Between a Hospital Ward and Private Room: Many of us would probably choose to stay in a private room as opposed to on an open-plan hospital ward if we needed to go… [656 views in Dec]
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What is a 'Pre-Med'?: A ‘pre-med’ is the shortened term for pre-medication, which refers to a drug or a combination of drugs which are given to patients prior to them receiving… [114 views in Dec]
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What is Pre-Admission Testing in Hospital?: Pre-admission testing gives both the patient the opportunity to ask any questions about their forthcoming operation and it’s also… [56 views in Dec]
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Explaining Your Hospital Stay to Young Children: If you have to go into hospital and you have young children, it can be a particularly traumatic time and very worrying for you.… [46 views in Dec]
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How to Pass the Time in Hospital as a Patient: No-one is going to pretend that going into hospital will be barrel of laughs. Depending on the type of surgery or treatment you are… [44 views in Dec]
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Difference Between NHS and Private Hospitals: There are many reasons why some people decide to choose private hospital care over the NHS. Some prefer the comfort and privacy of… [30 views in Dec]
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Re: Difference Between a Hospital Ward and Private Room
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