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- Survivors and advocates say Britain’s NHS fails to provide consistent post-polio care.
- Lane Fox respiratory unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital treats about 300 post-polio patients annually.
- Sixteen percent of Lane Fox patients are under 50, many recent immigrants who contracted polio abroad.
- Liberal Democrat MP Victoria Collins urges national standards after a constituent received five unnecessary X-rays.
