Dickie‘s story: ‘90% of the pain is gone’

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Dickie Arbiter, royal commentator and former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, was sent to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital suffering from constant pain in his hands. In this video, he talks about the amazing care he received and why the hospital’s new Day Surgery Unit is so important. 

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