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GP surgery blasted as ‘penny-pinching’ after telling patients to bring their OWN batteries for essential tests
NHS PATIENTS are being told to bring their own batteries to GP appointments to cut costs. People getting their blood pressure or hearts checked were asked to provide AA batteries to power a 24-hour electrocardiogram at Marden Medical Centre in Kent. SWNSPatients at the Marden Medical Centre in Kent are being told to bring their own batteries to GP appointments to cut costs[/caption] A text from the practice to a patient warned them if they needed an ECG or blood pressure test they would need their own Duracell batteries — which cost around £4 a pack. Outraged campaigners said it is unacceptable that poorly patients are being forced to stump up the cash for “essential diagnostic e

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