Juliette Parkin,in Brightonand Hsin-Yi Lo,South East Family handout Ellame Ford-Dunn was found dead in the grounds of Worthing Hospital in March 2022 An NHS trust has been fined £200,000 for failing to provide “safe care and treatment” for a 16-year-old girl who died on hospital grounds after fleeing her ward. Ellame Ford-Dunn, from Upper Beeding,…
A series of events are to be held at Wolverhampton’s libraries in a bid to bring communities together during the colder months. The Winter Warmth and Wellness sessions will take place at venues across the city between 4 December and 27 January. Councillor Bhupinder Ghakal, of City of Wolverhampton Council, said they would give people…
Available for over a year Like so many people at a similar time of life, the poet Paul Farley is facing up to the fact that he might need hearing aids. His wife has been asking him to turn down the volume on the telly for years, and has given up shouting downstairs for him…
An NHS resident doctor has been suspended by a medical tribunal for 15 months after posting alleged antisemitic comments on social media. Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, was also alleged to have expressed support for “violent action and terrorist organisations”. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said Dr Aladwan’s posts…
Sue Kinnear,BBC Radio Wiltshireand Kirsten Robertson,BBC Wiltshire Clare Brixey Clare Brixey and Tim Swimburn are recovering well following their four-hour operation Two people who met through tragic circumstances have united for a life-saving kidney transplant. Tim Swinburn, from Melksham in Wiltshire, met Clare Brixey, from Standerwick in Somerset, in 2004, when he had to knock…
In this JAMA Viewpoints column, KFF’s Drew Altman, Ashley Kirzinger and Mollyann Brodie explore the power of health care affordability as an economic issue, how it has played out in recent election cycles, and the implications for the 2026 midterm elections. The column notes how health care increasingly has become a dimension of voters’ economic…
Packaged milk drinks, including some packaged coffees, will be included in the “sugar tax”, the Health Secretary has announced. Source link
Summary Media reports indicate that the Trump administration’s Department of State issued new guidance that directs visa officers to consider a wide range of health conditions when reviewing visa applications to enter the U.S. under the premise that these conditions could lead to people becoming a “public charge,” or reliant on the U.S. government for…
Thousands of unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after an official review found they had been left with huge debts caused by systemic failures. Former charity boss Liz Sayce found confusing guidance on Carer’s Allowance – given to those providing 35 hours of unpaid care a week – had left thousands with fines and…
Rachael McMenemyand Louise Parry Sir Terence English Royal Papworth Hospital credited Sir Terence with helping it achieve an international reputation for heart transplantation A pioneering surgeon who carried out the first successful heart transplant in the UK has died aged 93. Sir Terence English had to fight for the right to carry out the surgery…
