Nearly 150 people diagnosed with incurable asbestos-related cancer in Yorkshire
Almost 150 people across Yorkshire have been diagnosed with an ‘incurable’ lung cancer – which is usually linked to asbestos in the last five years. A Freedom of Information request from the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed how many people were diagnosed in the area between 2019 and 2023.…
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Nurse struck off after giving patient ten times more morphine than prescribed
A nurse has been struck off the medical register after administering ten times more morphine than prescribed which resulted in the death of a patient. According to reports, Lincolnshire nurse, Nicola Sharp had been working at Howson Care Centre near Gainsborough in 2019 when she incorrectly administered 2.5ml of morphine to Patient A instead…
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How safe are you at work? Man assaults shop worker and police officer
Questions have been raised about how safe you really are at work, after a man assaulted a local shop worker and an on-duty police officer earlier this month. Adam Bennett of Adelaide Court in Bedworth was sentenced to two weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay a victims’ surcharge of £154 this month after assaulting…
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Woman left nearly blind wins £200,000 in compensation after hospital delays
A woman who was left nearly blind partly because of a delay in hospital treatment has been awarded £200,000 in compensation due to medical negligence. Susan Clarke, 58, was awarded the damages in October after Northern Lincolnshire and Google NHS Foundation Trust admitted their care contributed partly to the loss of her sight. Ms.…
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Company fined £30,000 after two workers fell from crane
A company has been fined more than £30,000 after two employees fell from height during the assembly of a crane. One man fell four feet and suffered serious injuries including fractures to his ribs and eye socket while working for Osprey Heavy Lift Limited in 2019. An investigation by the Health and…
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Doctor struck off medical register to ‘protect the public’, tribunal rules
A consultant neurologist has been struck off the medical register after being at the centre of Northern Ireland’s biggest patient recall. The tribunal ruled that removing Michael Watt from the register was the ‘only available option’ to protect the public. Michael Watt worked as a neurologist at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital. But in 2018,…
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King’s Speech: List of 21 laws outlined in King Charles’s first speech
King Charles has outlined 21 Bills that ministers intend to pass into law in the next session of Parliament. In his first speech as monarch, King Charles outlined the government’s priorities for the year ahead, which included passing laws to stop people smoking, boosting investment in transport and tougher sentences for serious offenders. Around…
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British Steel plans to close blast furnaces, putting 2,000 jobs at risk
British Steel has confirmed plans to shut its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, putting up to 2,000 jobs at risk. According to plans, the furnaces will be replaced with two electric arc furnaces (EAF) in Scunthorpe and Teesside which can run on zero-carbon electricity. The company, which is owned by China’s Jingye Group said the…
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Morrisons offers redundancy to hourly-paid staff
Morrisons has reportedly approached more stores to offer hourly-paid staff redundancy. According to a local news outlet, staff at its Bradford-based Mayo Avenue store were asked to register their interest for voluntary redundancy if they wished to. Morrisons are said to have approached five stores across the country to offer a voluntary redundancy scheme…
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