Divya Talwar and Natalie TruswellBBC News Investigations Family handout/PA Wire Bereaved mothers Amarjit Matharoo, Lauren Caulfield and Fiona Winser-Ramm have campaigned for years for an independent inquiry into Leeds Trust An independent inquiry into “repeated failures” at an NHS trust’s maternity units has been announced by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, following potentially avoidable harm to … Read more
There needs to be an independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates (PAs and AAs) in England, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says. The group, which brings together leading doctors and surgeons, has been broadly supportive of the rollout of these roles which assist health care teams. But it said given the “increasingly acrimonious … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: PTI With protests erupting across medical colleges in West Bengal over the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (August 10, 2024) said that she has no hesitation in handing … Read more
New Delhi: IT services company Wipro on Thursday said it has been selected by US-based Independent Health to implement its Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP360) platform for the upcoming open enrolment period. Starting in 2025, the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan will allow enrollees to make capped monthly payments for out-of-pocket prescription drugs, among other changes. … Read more
Campaigning in Bihar’s Nawada Lok Sabha seat has created an unusual situation after two sitting RJD MLAs extended their support to Independent candidate Vinod Yadav instead of the party’s own candidate, Shravan Kushwaha. The RJD has taken a serious view of the matter and is mulling action against the two MLAs. The RJD’s State unit … Read more
While apartment dwellers have access to water from a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which is reused for gardening and washing vehicles, independent houses have no such option. | Photo Credit: File photo A day after Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) issued an order prohibiting the usage of potable water (Cauvery and borewell) for … Read more
The Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday registered a case against an independent MLA and the father of a Congress rebel and others over “electoral offences” related to the recent Rajya Sabha polls in which six party MLAs voted for the BJP candidate from the State. The case against Hamirpur’s independent MLA Ashish Sharma and Gagret’s … Read more
The inquiry will investigate the circumstances around the deaths, as well as the handling of concerns. Source link
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat hoisting the tricolour in Bengaluru on Tuesday | Photo Credit: PTI While addressing a public gathering on 77th Independence Day, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Tuesday India attained independence to enlighten the world. Mr. Bhagwat, who hoisted the tricolour at an event organised by Samartha Bharat at … Read more
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to set up the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) under an independent entity within six weeks while pointing out that the State has not fulfilled this mandate of the Electricity Act, 2003, even after two decades since the law came into force. As per the … Read more