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Thursday 15:00-15:30
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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Thursday听29听March听2007
An elderly lady and her carer

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Palliative Care

In this week鈥檚 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 London听to 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 guest听if 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.

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