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A 38-year-old woman has attended your general practice eleven times in six months. Each visit follows a new bodily sensation - a headache, a skin blemish, a twinge in her calf - which she is certain signals a brain tumour, a melanoma or a clot. She has had two normal brain scans and three dermatology opinions. She checks her skin in a mirror several times daily and reads medical websites until 2 am. Physical examination is normal and she works full time. Which one of the following members of the allied health team should deliver her first-line treatment?
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