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Please browse these pages for information on the range of services available at Thornley House Medical Centre and to locate useful health information available on the internet for you and your family.

Remember - you can now access some services online including reviewing your appointments and being able to order repeat prescriptions. Many of our patients are also now accessing their GP-held medical records which helps them to take a more active role in their own care.

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Latest UK health news from the BBC
ESA benefit payments: Re-tests axed for chronically ill claimants
Campaign groups welcome moves to end repeated medical assessments for thousands of people claiming the main benefit for long-term sickness.

Animal TB threatens human health say vets and doctors
Animal tuberculosis, which is spread through contaminated food, is a greater threat to human health than previously realised, leading doctors and vets warn.

One in six young people eat fast food 'twice a day'
One in six young people eat fast food twice a day, according to a survey of the nation's eating habits.

Gene editing: Ethical issues 'should be discussed'
Ethical questions around a new gene editing technology need to be considered now - even though its use may be some way off, experts say.

Cancer clusters at nuclear sites 'not linked to radiation'
An investigation into clusters of cancer cases around Sellafield and Dounreay nuclear sites finds they were very unlikely to have been caused by radiation exposure.