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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Neil, you are right. There should be absolutely no need for a walk in centre, but plainly the GPs in this area are failing their patients by not matching their services to the needs of the population they are supposed to serve.
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A few years ago mum and I had just arrived at our hotel in Blackpool for an holiday. As I was unloading the luggage I badly gashed my scalp on the underside of my hatchback door. There was a lot of blood which I staunched with a towel. We then checked into the hotel and the receptionist noticed blood trickling on my forehead. She advised me to go the the Walk In Centre on Talbot Road (she said I would be waiting for hours if I went to the A & E). I took her advice and the service was quick and excellent. The nurse stapled the wound and told me to come back at the end of my holiday to have the staples removed.