DAILY MAIL; GPS AND PRACTICE NURSES MISS DIAGNOSIS OF GIANT CELL ARTERITIS IN 84Y FEMALE, TONGUE BECOMES GANGRENOUS,

NURSES THOUGHT IT WAS THRUSH,

AFTER DEATH, LOCAL NHS OFFICE APOLOGISED. SAID CONDITION WAS RARE SO LOCAL MEDICAL CENTRE STAFF WERE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOGNISE THE DISEASE.

DAILY MAIL PRINCE PHILIP, 96, RETURNS TO LONDON SISTER AGNES- KING EDWARD VII HOSP

NO DETAILS.  PROBABLE URINARY INFECTION FROM RESIDUAL IN BLADDER.  NAMES OF CONSULTANTS NOT PROVIDED.

"SISTER" AGNES KEYSER DStJ RRC  1852-1941 WAS A WEALTHY FRIEND OF K.ED VII. SHE FOUNDED THE HOSPITAL FOR OFFICERS DURING WWI. NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC. MILITARY FAMILIES RECEIVE REDUCED RATES.

UK ROYAL BROMPTON HOSP : AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT OF GBP 35,000

INCLUDES 2 NIGHTS ICU PLUS 6 NIGHTS PRIVATE ROOM. AND PROFESSIONAL FEES SURGEON AND ANAESTHETIST

35,000 MINIMUM, MANY EXTRAS.

ECG GBP 90
ECHOCARDIOGRAM AVERAGE GBP 600

DAILY MAIL: NHS USING300 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS PLANS TO HIRE 3000

PHYSICIAN VISITS TO LONDON; ; ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE CHANDOS HOUSE HAVE 17 BEDROOMS. BREAKFAST INCLUDED. RSM RESTAURANT MAY BE USED BY CHANDOS HOUSE RESIDENTS.

14 CHEFS. HEAD WAITER IN TUXEDO. NOT OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC

STRICT SECURITY AT ENTRANCE.

LONDON,UK: PRIVATE CLUBS WITH RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AND PRIVATE DINING CLUBS ARE A FEATURE OF LONDON LIFE. NO STRANGERS ADMITTED

TRAVEL; BY TAXI  ADVISED/