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Which areas are included?

The story doesn't specify which particular areas or regions in England will be included in the trial. It only mentions that around 200 GP surgeries will participate. The focus is on patients aged 45 and over with certain symptoms, rather than a specific geographical spread.

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Who chooses the surgeries? What are the symptoms? How many patients are needed?

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