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  8. Acutely ill patients prevented from dying with dignity in hospital gu.com/p/382h6/tw via @guardian also #bmjnews bmj.com/content/344/bm…
  9. Doctors ignore wishes of patients who do not want to be resuscitated via @Telegraph soc.li/YYo8aMd also #bmjnews: bmj.com/content/344/bm…
  10. GP practice 'offloaded vulnerable patients to save money' gu.com/p/382m4/tw via @guardian
  11. Commercialisation of NHS trust 'not healthy' - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent independent.co.uk/life-style/hea… via @Independent
  12. Letters: Health Act is not about privatising the NHS gu.com/p/382k9/tw via @guardian
  13. Letters: Diversity and the medical profession gu.com/p/382ma/tw via @guardian
  14. Striking as a doctor can never be justified – I am resigning from the BMA | Dan Poulter gu.com/p/382hy/tw via @guardian
  15. BBC News - MP Dan Poulter resigns from BMA over doctors strike bbc.in/KAUSMm
  16. Pension strike threat ebbs as unions thrash out deal for 1.1m staff gu.com/p/382tv/tw via @guardian
  17. Doctors taking industrial action are entitled to feel let down | Kailash Chand gu.com/p/38xyf/tw via @guardian
  18. Letters: Pension strike gu.com/p/382nq/tw via @guardian
  19. Well-paid doctors must share in Britain's economic pain, says Lancet editor via @Telegraph soc.li/oi1vFDM