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Aug 2022
In the recent case of Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd and Others ET/2202172/2020 the employment tribunal held that a barrister was subject to direct discrimination and victimisation by her chambers due to her gender critical philosophical beliefs. Allison Bailey is a criminal barrister and worked at Garden Court Chambers. In 2019, Ms Bailey co-founded the…
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Aug 2022
An ambulance service has warned patient lives are at risk due to long delays in handovers. The director of South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said bed-blocking was the reason for delays in transferring patients from an ambulance to hospital and a spokesperson said it was “soul-destroying” for their paramedics. An official…
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Aug 2022
The Royal College of Midwives has warned that ‘plummeting’ midwives risk the health of staff, mothers and babies, adding that more investment in maternity services was needed to ensure the safety and quality of care. Dr Suzannel Tyler, executive director of the RCM, said midwives and maternity support workers were “buckling with the sheer…
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Aug 2022
A nurse who gave sugar and water to a brain tumour patient instead of morphine has been struck off. A misconduct hearing was told that Vijayan Rajoo, a nurse at St Fillians care home in Colchester, felt the patient did not need the pain relief. A Nursing and Midwifery Council panel said the…
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Aug 2022
The Care Quality Commission has said improvements are needed to reduce pressure on emergency and urgent care across West Yorkshire. Inspectors found that services were under ‘continued pressure’ and people had experienced delays accessing emergency care as a result. The report also found that there were issues with capacity and staffing, while some services…
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Aug 2022
The birthing unit in Maldon has been closed due to lack of staff. The decision to close the unit means women in the Chelmsford, Maldon and Braintree areas will only be able to give birth at Broomfield Hospital or opt for a home birth. A spokesperson for the trust said “The safety of…
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