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The BBC reports the story of Daniel Sencier, a prostate cancer patient who complained about delays in scheduling surgery at Cumberland Infirmary in the UK. Sencier blogged about his experience in the interest of improving care, and for his trouble received a legal threat from the British National Health Service. Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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