The Standard

Leading doctors plan to launch legal action against the medical regulator amid rising concerns about the use of physician associates.The British Medical Association said it needed to take action before the “uncontrolled experiment” of the use of medical associate professions (MAPs) “before it leads to more unintended patient harm”.The union said it plans to bring legal action against the General Medical Council (GMC) over the way it plans to regulate MAPs.It said that there is a “dangerous blurring of lines” for patients between doctors and assistant roles.MAPs have been under increased scrutiny following the death of Emily Chesterton in November...

Leading doctors to launch legal action over physician associates

The Independent

 Truly “harrowing” scenes from an A&E department have been uncovered in a new investigation as a think-tank analyst said people are dying in emergency care in England “who don’t need to be dying”.Channel 4 says its Dispatches programme has exposed the “suffering and indignity faced by patients on a daily basis” after an undercover reporter secretly filmed himself working as a trainee healthcare assistant inside the emergency department of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for two months.Footage shows one patient waiting 30 hours in a “fit to sit” area while a suspected stroke sufferer was there for 24 hours, the...

Undercover footage shows ‘suffering and indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England

Services will be reduced and minor injuries unit closed during the junior medics' industrial action.

Hospitals warn of disruption as doctors strike

A rising proportion of doctors will not blow the whistle over patient safety concerns for fear of retribution, leading medics said.The British Medical Association (BMA) surveyed doctors from around the UK in 2018 and again in 2024.A rising proportion said they would not feel confident raising concerns about patient care – 26 per cent of 1,578 doctors in 2024 compared with 10 per cent of around 7,900 doctors surveyed in 2018.Three in five (61 per cent) of those polled in 2024 said they may not raise concerns because they were “afraid” they or colleagues could be “unfairly blamed or suffer...

Doctors ‘more frightened than ever’ to speak up about patient safety

A group of first-time voters in west Cumbria share their views on the election.

'You can't magic up lots of doctors, it's confusing'

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Brigid Pfeifer

He may have never landed a breakout role, but his career has held an impact nonetheless. Yesterday, it was revealed to the public and media outlets that actor Tom Bower has passed away. He was 86 years old.

'The Waltons' and 'Die Hard 2' Actor Dies at 86

Wet 'n' Wild owner Serco Leisure confirms the sale, but does not reveal details of its new owner.

Waterpark sold to unnamed developer

Jan and Els were married for almost five decades. In early June, they died together after being given lethal medication by two doctors. In the Netherlands, this is known as duo-euthanasia. It’s legal, and it’s rare - but every year, more Dutch couples choose to end their lives this way.

Dying together: Why a happily married couple decided to stop living

A woman who took a vulnerable man’s mobility scooter and left him to die in freezing conditions has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, of no fixed address, admitted killing Neil Shadwick after taking his mobility scooter outside a Tesco superstore in Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, on January 22 last year.Mr Shadwick, 63, who used his mobility scooter as his mode of transport, was left behind in sub-zero temperatures and found unresponsive in the car park at 6am. He later died in hospital.Gloucestershire Police said Hawkins rode away on the scooter, later dumping it on Bisley Old Road in...

Woman who took man’s mobility scooter and left him to die admits manslaughter

Tania Nasir is accused of deliberately lying on application forms to gain a senior nursing position.

Woman accused of faking nursing qualifications

A father-to-be who died on the day of his daughter’s birth may have lived if a heart defect had not been missed on a hospital scan, a coroner has ruled.Thomas Gibson, 40, would probably have been given a pacemaker which would have likely prevented his sudden death, had medics correctly interpreted his electrocardiogram (ECG) scan at Wythenshawe Hospital, in Greater Manchester, Stockport Coroner’s Court heard.Eleven days later, the day Mr Gibson was due to become a father, his partner Rebecca Moss tried to rouse him as she prepared to go to hospital for an elective Caesarean.“Wake up, it’s baby day,”...

Man who died on day of daughter’s birth could have been saved, coroner rules

New York Post

A shocking picture shows a terminally ill woman forced to sleep on a hospital floor due to a lack of beds.

Madeleine Butcher, 62, was taken to hospital at around 3am on Sunday by husband John, 61, and was told she was likely suffering from sepsis.

Despite the prognosis, Madeleine — who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2022 — was told she would have to wait in A&E for potentially 36 hours.

She explained that sitting down for any longer was uncomfortable due to a hernia from her hysterectomy and the position of her tumor.



But despite asking if there was a bed,...

Horrific photo shows terminally ill woman forced to sleep on the floor after hospital ran out of beds

Mask wearing has been reintroduced in medical settings due to a spike in Covid cases, Manx Care has confirmed. The measure across all of its sites includes employees working in patient-facing settings and members of the public visiting those in hospitals. Face masks are being supplied at the entrance to...

Mask wearing reintroduced in medical settings

A pharmacist who admitted to selling drugs without a prescription for his own financial gain has received a suspended sentence. In April, Gerard Cullinan, of Hillside Crescent in Belfast, pleaded guilty on behalf of his company Castlereagh Pharmacy Ltd to selling or supplying painkiller co-codamol and opioid fentanyl without a prescription between January 2017 and June 2020.

Pharmacist sold drugs without prescription

A major search operation has been ongoing throughout the night at Crosby Beach.

Boy, 14, missing after swimming with friends

The families of nine babies who died under the care of a scandal-hit hospital have called for an inquiry into NHS maternity service failings. Nine babies died and four mothers allegedly nearly lost their lives between 2021 and 2023 while under the care of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. In a letter to MPs, the families have called for a public inquiry into repeated “errors in maternity care”, which they warn will lead to more babies and mothers dying. The allegations published in a letter from families on Tuesday concern two hospitals, the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton...

Parents call for public inquiry after deaths of nine babies at scandal-hit NHS trust

The ambulance service confirms that one of the two people found dead was a member of staff.

Man found dead inside house was paramedic

North Korea is carrying out a widespread crackdown on everything from wedding dresses to slang as it seeks to counter the South's influence, a new report has revealed. The report - released by South Korea's Unification Ministry - is based on the testimony of hundreds of defectors. It includes the...

North Korea cracking down on wedding dresses and slang - report

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

More information on Kate Middleton’s diagnosis has come to light! On June 6, Prince William released a statement updating the world on his wife’s condition. According to several reports, Kate Middleton is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy and recovering well after her shocking cancer diagnosis. If you haven’t been following the royals and are unfamiliar with what’s happening with the Princess of Wales lately, we’ll break down all things Kate Middleton health-related for you below.

More Info on Kate Middleton's Diagnosis Has Come to Light!

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'People are dying because they're not getting care'

Three South West hospitals have the worst record for handover delays in England, data...

'People are dying because they're not getting care'

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