Spire Healthcare: Death of NHS-funded private patient raises safety concerns
BBC Panorama investigates patient safety at a major private provider used by the NHS. Source link
Concerns
Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns
In another email exchange, in November last year, clinicians wrote to Dr Michael Holland, chief executive of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, to raise concerns that they had “insufficient information” for patients. They wrote: “The situation is now having a significant impact on the safety and well-being of the families we are supporting.” … Read more
Homerton Fertility Centre’s licence suspended over ‘significant concerns’
Regulators have ordered the centre to halt any new procedures while an investigation continues. Source link
Great Ormond Street Hospital: Concerns raised over former surgeon
Experts are reviewing the concerns raised about the former Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon. Source link
The concerns of using Aadhaar in welfare schemes | Explained
The government has termed Aadhaar “the most trusted digital ID in the world”. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The story so far: On September 21, international credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Service released a report, ‘Decentralised Finance and Digital Assets’, which advocates for decentralised digital identity systems instead of centralised biometric systems like India’s … Read more
Winchester consultant Martyn Pitman ‘victimised over hospital concerns’
Martyn Pitman claims he was dismissed for raising concerns about midwifery care at a hospital. Source link
Kent woman called 999 from hospital over care concerns
Ava Stanley from Higham says she “thought she was going to die” when nurses ignored her heart monitor. Source link
Editors Guild raises concerns over data protection and press Bills
New Delhi, Aug 03 (ANI): Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks during the discussion on Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. | Photo Credit: ANI The Editors Guild of India on Sunday expressed concerns over certain provisions of the Digital Personal Data … Read more
Concerns over focus on skin colour in newborn checks
England’s former chief midwife Prof Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, who now co-chairs the NHS Race and Health Observatory group working on maternal and neonatal health, said: “This biased assessment is exemplified by terms like ‘pink’ being used to describe a well-perfused baby [with good blood supply], disregarding the diversity of skin colours within our population. Source link
Concerns raised over planting of exotic trees along stream near Kotagiri
Local residents, including farmers, have objected to the planting of the exotic tree species. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy Local residents in the villages of Nedugula panchayat near Kotagiri have raised objections to the planting of hundreds of tree saplings along a five-kilometre stretch of a stream that runs through … Read more