Allergy patients not getting help, say leading doctors

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Leading doctors say millions of people affected by allergies in the UK are being denied the specialist medical help they need.

A report by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists says services should be better organised.

Nine-year-old Yussra Sayed has had 10 anaphylactic shocks and is receiving specialist help.

She spoke to the BBC, along with her mother Navida and allergy consultant Dr Pamela Ewan.

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