One day when I was a medical student, on placement in a gynaecology clinic, a woman came in in tears. She was so embarrassed she found it difficult to explain what the problem was. Eventually, she described how she’d found a ‘lump in her underwear’ and had cried every day
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How the NHS failed our ‘lockdown mums’: Mothers say they felt forced to seek private care after postnatal needs were neglected due to Covid-19 – from C-section scars checked via text to life-threatening infections missed Six-week NHS assessment is in place so GPs can carry out a mental health review
Read moreFormer NHS finance chief plundered £1.4m: Accountant is jailed for 11 years after judge brands him dishonest ‘on an industrial scale’ Chartered accountant Stephen Day has been jailed for 11 years and five months The 53-year-old was told by judge he was guilty of ‘industrial scale’ dishonesty Committed offences while
Read moreCOUNTLESS autism cases have been missed due to a “worrying” error in NHS guidelines. The slight mistake has existed for over a decade, it's been discovered. 🦠 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates… Experts say it is extremely important for autism to be diagnosed because without a
Read moreHospitals can remove health workers from high-risk wards if they refuse the Covid vaccine under new NHS rules Staff should be put through the latest infection control training and given PPE Uptake of the jabs has been better than expected among health workers in UK But there is always a
Read moreA HERO NHS doctor was killed by coronavirus after telling friends “this isn’t a time for cowards” when they begged him to step back from ICU. Gamal Osman, 63, died in the early hours of yesterday after being rushed to intensive care when he contracted Covid-19. 😷 Read our coronavirus
Read moreDancing On Ice was branded 'irresponsible' by viewers over the weekend as fans claimed the show was 'overwhelming the NHS ' during the coronavirus pandemic. During Sunday's launch show, viewers saw an array of stars – both celebrity and professional skaters – suffer painful injuries. This meant some were forced
Read moreBRITS are fed up to the back teeth with Covidiots bending the rules. As our poll finds today, most want cops to crack down much harder on reckless imbeciles who put lives at risk. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Just 12 per cent
Read moreNHS consultant, 48, faces D-Day in fight to save his ‘monstrosity’ £1m home that neighbours say ‘sticks out like a sore thumb’ after he pulled down bungalow and replaced it with the ‘mini-hotel’ Dr Manoj Srivastava, 48, could have to tear down the two-storey house He built it to replace
Read moreNHS Covid-19 app developers are ‘urgently investigating’ an Android bug after frustrated users receive mysterious ‘loading’ notification A number of app users have received a notification which says the app is loading But no change takes place in the app and the notification does not disappear The app developers are working
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