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You and Yours: Why a compulsory medical test for drink drivers is not happening

Why a compulsory medical test for drink drivers is not happening

19/12/2011

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Why a compulsory medical test for drink drivers is not happening

Drink drivers, a new contract for dentists and changes to food labelling laws.

Consumer news with Julian Worricker. Why some medical checks on drink drivers are not happening, a new contract for dentists and changes to food labelling laws.

Nearly 4,000 convicted drink drivers have been given back their licences without undergoing the required medical checks. 

Why NHS dentistry is in the process of undergoing its second major shake-up in 5 years. We look at what the reforms will mean for patients.

And changes to the way gluten free foods are labelled. 

The presenter is Julian Worricker. The producer is Alex Lewis.

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