Sarah Lilley

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | George King |Sarah Lilley

Image caption, Dr Mark Hainsworth said doctors' relationships with patients was "paramount"A GP has welcomed the government's recruitment of 1,500 doctors, but said patients wanted to see an end to the revolving door of practitioners and be treated by "someone they know and trust". Dr Mark Hainsworth, of Bildeston Health Centre in Suffolk, said doctors' relationships with patients was "paramount" but many were not directly employed by surgeries, leading to people seeing different GPs each visit.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | George King |Sarah Lilley

'Patients need doctors they know and trust' - GPGeorge King & Sarah LilleyBBCDr Mark Hainsworth said doctors' relationships with patients was "paramount"A GP has welcomed the government's recruitment of 1,500 doctors, but said patients wanted to see an end to the revolving door of practitioners and be treated by "someone they know and trust".

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Sarah Lilley

'I was a paralegal for 20 years, now I keep bees'Alice Cunningham & Sarah LilleyJohnnie Wright/BBCLaura Middleditch spent 20 years as a paralegal before she felt she needed a changeA woman who was a paralegal for 20 years changed her career to become a beekeeper after she wanted to do something for herself. Laura Middleditch, from Belchamp St Paul on the Suffolk/Essex border, became tired of the paralegal world just before the Covid-19 pandemic.

1 month ago | bbc.com | George King |Sarah Lilley

'Oral healthcare is dying - it's dead on its feet'George King & Sarah LilleyMatt Marvel/BBCMark Jones founded Toothless in Suffolk in 2021A campaigner who wants everyone to have access to an NHS dentist has said oral healthcare is "dying, it is almost finished, and it's dead on its feet". Mark Jones, from Felixstowe, is the co-founder of Toothless In Suffolk and Toothless In England - campaign groups calling for better dentistry services in the country.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Alice Cunningham |Sarah Lilley

Driver faces huge bill after pothole damages carAlice Cunningham & Sarah LilleyPA MediaThe government has told councils they must publish annual pothole fixing reports or risk losing fundingA driver is facing hundreds of pounds worth of repairs after he hit a large pothole. Anthony Dean, from Lancashire, was visiting family in Suffolk when he hit the pothole on Symonds Road between the A14 and Great Saxham near Bury St Edmunds.