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New age discrimination law for doctors

New age discrimination law for doctors
NHS staff will be banned from denying or providing lesser treatment to elderly patients under a new law to be set out today.

The proposals, announced by Care Minister Paul Burstow, will prevent doctors from failing to consider "the well-being or dignity of older people".

In another development, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has written to the chair of the British Medical Association warning that strikes planned for later this month could disrupt 30,000 operations, and will "at best inconvenience and at worst harm your patients".

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