Professor Allyson Pollock, director of Edinburgh University's Centre for International Public Health Policy, called for the ban after research into child injuries.

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Echoing the concerns, Prof Allyson Pollock, director of the Centre for International Public Health Policy, said alternative providers, such as NHS 24, community pharmacists and ambulance personnel, were not a substitute for doctors providing traditional GP care.

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