A third of people with embarrassing health conditions would rather use the internet to self-diagnose than visit the doctor, according to a poll carried out by TV channel UKTV Style.
The poll also found nearly half of all people with conditions such as sexually transmitted infections or bowel problems were reluctant to visit their doctor and were worried about a physical examination.
Historically ingrained health inequalities in England won’t be reversed by measures in the long-term plan, which require bigger “political and societal” interventions, according to a public health expert whose work contributed to the plan.
NHS England has seen off a legal challenge to its largest ever medicines procurement, which is aimed at acquiring drugs to help eliminate hepatitis C in the country by 2025.
NHS England has been accused of a “crude” attempt to engineer a “land grab” after its NHS long-term plan suggested a diminished role for local government in public health.
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