Fifty-year-old Graham was an infrequent attender, and his only recent consultation was a couple of months previously, when he’d come for his NHS Health Check. I saw from the notes that my nursing colleague had found a borderline risk of heart disease – a bit overweight, blood pressure a little up – so I prepared myself for a discussion about the issues.
But it wasn’t that at all. I noticed Graham limping as he walked to my consulting room.
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