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BBC Health 📅 30 Oct 2026 ⏱ 1 min read Cardiology / Cardiovascular

Heart attack patient, 83, had to drive four hours for hospital appointment

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Charles Swift faced a 140-mile round trip to get to a hospital, but had to drive himself.

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