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Episode 16

Episode 16 of 20

Consumer series. Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate stories to do with health. Why are patients at GP surgeries having to call a premium rate number?

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville investigate stories to do with health, asking why patients at so many GP's surgeries still have to call a premium rate number to make an appointment despite being told to stop.

Plus, why critical illness policies may not cover quite as many illnesses as you expect, the latest on hospital parking charges, and the beauty therapist who found herself threatened with the law when she started offering a tooth-whitening treatment.

45 minutes

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Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterGloria Hunniford
PresenterAngela Rippon
PresenterJulia Somerville
Series ProducerChris Walker
Executive ProducerRob Unsworth
Executive ProducerCarla-Maria Lawson

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