The first of a six-part series that provides an insider's guide to medicine. Stand-up comedian and GP
Dr Phil Hammond investigates which tests, drugs and operations really work, with the help of presenter Donna Bernard , who asks the experts the sort of questions patients most want answered. This week: how can people find out which surgeons are good and which ones aren't? Plus a look at a new slimming drug and the popular complementarytherapy, homeopathy. Executive producer Sarah Hargreaves ; Series producer Michael Mosley FURTHER DETAILS: see Ceefax page