Under Project AEGISS, whenever a patient with either diarrhoea or vomiting sees a doctor, the surgery will complete a form giving basic information about the patient, when the illness started and an indication of recent travel.

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The problems being encountered are not on the whole to do with complex surgery or life-saving treatments, but instead are almost always related to basic care, such as help with feeding or going to the toilet or carrying out basic checks.

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