Matt Hancock apologises after Commons watchdog finds he was late registering shares in firm that had NHS contracts Matt Hancock has apologised for delay registering shares in firm with NHS ties Commons watchdog said the ex-health secretary broke the rules by late action She said breach over Topwood shares was at ‘less serious’ end of … Read more
A patch made from cow tissue that helps repair painful shoulder injuries is now available on the NHS. Pam Lock, 43, a university lecturer from Bristol, was among the first UK patients to benefit, as she tells Richard Webber. The patient Rowing competitively and working as a tree surgeon in my 20s almost certainly caused … Read more
Training on Black Lives Matter (BLM) is reportedly being offered to NHS England staff as part of a series of new diversity courses that have sparked fury from Government insiders and taxpayers’ groups. Training covering ‘white privilege’, ‘unconscious bias’ and ‘authentic allyship’ have reportedly been put up on NHS People website – an online learning … Read more
Paramedic is suspended for mocking patients on Facebook after ridiculing one for calling 999 over a paper cut and another who was left suffering ‘chest pains’ after playing on Wii game NHS paramedic has been suspended after he mocked patients on Facebook Samuel Heenan made a string of social media posts about 999 call outs … Read more
‘More Chernobyl than Champneys!’: ‘Misled’ glampers paying up to £2,000 for three nights say they were promised five-star luxury and cocktails but got overpriced beer and a fish and chip van instead Cloud Nine glamping company owns three sites running over summer holidays It promises visitors luxury and claims to also ‘offer the ultimate family … Read more
Ken Clarke apologises for his ‘combative behaviour’ at the infected blood inquiry after appalled survivors label him a ‘total disgrace’ Campaigners said Ken Clarke showed ‘arrogance, pomposity and contempt’ to the victims of the infected blood scandal during inquiry Clarke, who was a health minister, gave three days of evidence to the inquiry He apologised … Read more
Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer have joined forces to front a new NHS blood donation campaign. The Canadian actor, 44, and the Liverpool-born actress, 28, star together in new film Free Guy, about a bank teller who learns he is actually a background character in an open-world video game and decides to take control of … Read more
NHS paramedic who stole two defibrillators from ambulances and sold them for £500 on Facebook is struck off Former Paramedic Dominic Barone made a fraudulent injury against NHS Wales He falsely claimed that he was injured while transporting a patient at work He then sold two stolen defibrillators on Facebook for £500 plus postage By … Read more
Transplant surgeon who burned his initials on to the livers of two patients could face a longer ban after General Medical Council complained a five-month suspension was ‘insufficient’ Simon Bramhall, 53, admitted writing his initials on patients’ organs in 2013 He had been working at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital at the time He was given … Read more
Top showbiz agent Jonathan Shalit backs campaign to end ‘pingdemic’ disaster Jonathan Shalit OBE has joined the Daily Mail campaign to end the pingdemic He said the rules are ‘particularly galling’ to the entertainment industry’s future 59-year-old is the latest signatory to this paper’s letter calling on end to rules By Jennifer Ruby and Lucy White … Read more