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Vive le roi! All France needs for Christmas is its monarchy back
Columnist Simon Heffer examines the future of republicanism
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French anaesthetist jailed for life for poisoning 30 patients, 12 fatally
Doctor tampered with infusion drips before procedures to tarnish reputation of other doctors and prove himself a saviour
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Is insurance from a GHIC health card sufficient for visiting second home in France?
Health cards provide ‘medically necessary’ coverage
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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