Fobbed off by your doctor? Now a second opinion from an expert is just one phone call away
Four years ago, Mary Foord-Brown was in despair: she had just been struck off by her GP surgery and was afraid she was never going to find the right medical help for her two children. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Polish doctor struck off after patient death
A Polish doctor has been struck off after scoring less than 20 per cent in a performance test. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - May 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MMR catch-up campaign targets a million children
The MMR vaccine should be given to all unvaccinated schoolchildren aged from 10 to 16 as part of a national catch-up campaign, the government has announced.
This MMR vaccination catch-up campaign aims to prevent further measles outbreaks, following recent outbreaks in Wales.
Speaking at the launch of the national MMR catch-up programme, Professor David Salisbury, director of immunisation at the Department of Health, said that the outbreaks in Wales had been "a wake-up call for parents", and warned that "what is happening in Swansea could happen anywhere in England".
Professor Salisbury urged parents...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Pregnancy/child Medical practice Medication Source Type: news
MMR and me | Jon Butterworth | Life & Physics
I have a doctorate in physics. My wife has one in chemistry. We have an 11-year-old son, who should have got his MMR jab in 2003A lot has been written about the MMR scare of just over a decade ago. More is being written now because children who were not immunised back then are getting measles. The scare has been thoroughly debunked by people who took risks and did a lot of work. I'm not going to add anything to that.But I do want to add a personal story. It's no big deal, but it might be helpful to some people. So here we go. I have a doctorate in physics. My wife has one in chemistry. We have an 11-year-old son, who shoul...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 19, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Jon Butterworth Tags: Blogposts Private Eye guardian.co.uk Science and scepticism MMR Radio 4 Source Type: news
Sex counsellor struck off after stripping naked with patient
A 70-year-old sex counsellor who stripped naked with her patient after taking her to New York has been struck off. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - April 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
(Don't) Respect my Authority | Jon Butterworth | Life & Physics
A venue, a role, an award, can lend authority. But it's only a loan.Next month there will be a TEDxCERN event. We'll also be linking to it with an event at UCL, and one of my colleagues is speaking about Planck data.Such events aren't without their critics. There are many excellent TED and TEDx talks out there, well delivered, well produced and applauded by well-heeled audiences. However, this in itself lends authority to the occasional fraudster or fruit-loop who may slip through. But... well, surely the point is to think, not to accept a thought because of the platform on which it has been presented. It's reasonable to e...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 13, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Jon Butterworth Tags: Blogposts UCL (University College London) guardian.co.uk Science and scepticism TED Physics MMR Source Type: news
Social worker struck off after lying about family deaths to take leave
A social worker has been struck off after lying to bosses about the deaths of her father, mother, uncle, aunt, brother and ex-husband to get time off work. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - April 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurse at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital struck off after calling dementia patient 'an animal' can STILL work with the elderly
Bonka Kostova was struck off this week by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, but an alarming loophole in the system means she can still be a healthcare assistant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stafford HCA struck off after ‘losing it’ with older patient
A former Stafford Hospital healthcare assistant has been struck off after dragging an elderly dementia patient around by his pyjamas and calling him an animal. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Mid Staffs midwife struck off, but still employed as a carer
A Midwife at Mid Staffs has been struck off for abusing a dementia patient, but is still employed as a carer in a nursing home. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mid Staffs midwife struck off, but still working as a carer
A Midwife at Mid Staffs has been struck off for abusing a dementia patient, but is still working as a carer in a nursing home. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Midwife struck off for patient abuse
A midwife who called a dementia patient an animal while working as a healthcare assistant at Stafford Hospital is struck off. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Up to 25,000 patients wrongly struck off GP lists as part of cost-cutting drive
The move followed concerns that the NHS was wasting millions of pounds paying GPs to treat 'ghost' patients who didn’t exist, the GP magazine Pulse reported. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mid Staffs culprits 'should be struck off', says Hunt
Doctors and nurses responsible for the bad care that led to hundreds of deaths in the Mid Staffordshire NHS scandal should be struck off, the health secretary has said. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 11, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Hunt: Managers and clinicians should be 'struck off' over Mid Staffs scandal
The managers and clinicians responsible for poor care that led to hundreds of deaths in the Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal should be struck off, the health secretary has said. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
