Alison HoltSocial affairs editor BBC Keira Bell says she regrets taking puberty blocking drugs as a teenager Campaigner Keira Bell has told the BBC she believes the planned clinical trial of puberty blocking drugs for gender-questioning children is unethical and children “are essentially going to be harmed”. The Pathways trial, run by King’s College London … Read more
BBC Amy Loring, a makeup artist and influencer, says a lack of “clear” labelling on products can have “severe” consequences Makeup and skincare ingredients should be listed in English and not Latin to protect people with allergies, campaigners say. Cosmetic companies display ingredients in Latin, or using scientific names. But MP Becky Gittins, who has … Read more
Harriet Heywood BBC News, Cambridgeshire BBC Pelvic mesh was used to give weak or damaged tissue extra support and treat incontinence in women for many years A woman has criticised the government for “dragging its feet” when it came to making reforms for women harmed by pelvic mesh implants. Five years ago, the Cumberlege First … Read more
Compensation for infected blood victims needs to be delivered faster, campaigners have said on the first anniversary of a public inquiry report into what has been described as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. “We are dying at pace, the government needs to be working at pace, not just talking about it,” one campaigner … Read more
He was upbeat but in pain when I used to visit him at the specialist liver unit in Kings College Hospital, London. He was, however, determined to see the start of the inquiry and on that day – 28 September 2018 – he appeared live on the BBC alongside Su and a panel of guests. … Read more
District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh on Wednesday directed all political party leaders to secure prior permission for hosting election rallies, public conventions, and road shows. Mr. Singh, who is also the District Election Officer, asked party leaders and campaigners to follow the same rule while using microphones and vehicles for electioneering. Letters carrying the latest … Read more
Exclusive new evidence on mental health deaths suggests Norfolk and Suffolk trust didn’t take action. Source link
Campaigners hope to force the government into deciding whether to grant an inquiry legal powers. Source link
It has been signed by 26 other organisations – a mix of equality campaigners, such as the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and the Ubele initiative, and health bodies, including the NHS BME Network and London-based Guys and St Thomas’s Foundation. Source link
Campaigners urge the government to pay for a drug they say will help protect vulnerable people this winter. Source link