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Re:My Dad died because the Cardiologist didn't think to refe... by powatom on Thursday May 09, 2013 @11:22AM (#5680884)
Check out the NHS Direct Symptom Checker http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/checksymptoms

I doubt it has a public API available (although that's certainly something I'd advocate the NHS building), but it might give you an idea of the sheer complexity involved in something like this.

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Re:My Dad died because the Cardiologist didn't think to refe... by DanBC on Thursday May 09, 2013 @02:37PM (#5682177)
...and people will criticise from both ends. One group of people will say that it's too safe; driving costs up and subjecting people to unneeded tests and hospital visits (which are not risk free). Another group of people will say that it's not safe enough, that it should err on the side of caution, that it is risking people's lives by not sending them to hospital soon enough.
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