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Warning over storage of bleach and other cleaning products in France
More than 30,000 incidents were recorded from 2017-21, including the death of a three-year-old
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These medical consultations now cost more in France
The ‘participation forfaitaire’ fee has doubled, but it does not apply to all consultations
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How art therapy is proving a lifeline for patients in Lille
Scheme brings patients together to escape from their condition and to socialise
NHS amusement
I have lived in France for 12 years and am amused to see how people miss the UK health service.
While I was living in the UK, l had back pain for four months, then was sent back and forth between a doctor and physio, then offered blanket paracetamol.The only way to cure it was to go privately for two spinal injections at a cost of £2,500 each.
I am sorry to admit that the health service in France is far superior to the UK as my wife worked in the NHS as a trained nurse all her life.
Brian Edwards
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