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Dominic Howard discusses Best Doctor's plans for expansion into the mainstream with Paul Robertson

There is a certain irony in discussing a shared medical problem with Dominic Howard. As director of Best Doctors he has the opinions of thousands of the planet’s best doctors potentially at his finger tips, although they may be less than fascinated with our mutually dodgy Achilles. The service may act as a medical second opinion provider, but it is really for those with serious medical conditions. Best Doctors is thought of as an afterthought by many brokers, a random bolt-on that, while it certainly adds value to a policy, is not intrinsic to its benefits. Howard, nursing several cricke...

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