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Polyoaks is just an ordinary Health Clinic somewhere in Bristol, but it lives in extraordinary times. General Practice is facing a revolution in health care, "the biggest shake-up to the NHS in a lifetime" - the third of those in the last five years or so. Doctors are being asked to manage their own budgets, cut costs and regularly prove their own competence. This tends to present opportunities and crises in equal measure.

In this episode, Distance Healing, Hugh is pioneering a new online diagnosis system that will save time, money and any necessity to meet patients face to face. This promises to be a money spinner too, if he can persuade other West Country Clinical Commissioning Groups to buy it. The two flies in the ointment are Mrs. Lewis, their most persistent hypochondriac who will insist on arriving at the surgery unannounced, and of course Roy, who has his own ideas about contact healing.

Cast:
Dr. Roy Thornton..............................Nigel Planer
Dr. Hugh Thornton............................Simon Greenall
TV's "Dr. Jeremy".............................David Westhead
Betty Crossfield................................Jane Whittenshaw
Nurse Vera Duplessis........................Polly Frame
Mr. Devlin.........................................Phil Cornwell
Mrs. Lewis........................................Mel Hudson
Mr. Wring..........................................Duncan Wisbey

Written by Dr. Phil Hammond and David Spicer

Directed by Frank Stirling
Producer by David Spicer
A Unique production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4.