Nurse, 58, sues Royal British Legion for age discrimination after colleagues sent her birthday card saying ‘It’s not about age, it’s about attitude’ When Eileen Gleeson, of Southampton, turned 56 her colleagues got her a card The birthday card an depicted elderly woman riding a motorbike with the words ‘it’s not about age, it’s about … Read more
A care home manager who worked non-stop during covid and a social worker who’s struggling to come to terms with her past got breathtaking makeovers on 10 Years Younger in 10 Days. Viewers were blown away by the difference in nurse Alison, 48, and social worker Rachael, 55, after their appearance on Cherry Healey’s Channel … Read more
A coroner has called for a public inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic at the conclusion of an inquest for a nurse who died of Covid-19 days after hospital staff saved her baby. Coroner Emma Whitting last week heard three days of evidence on the circumstances surrounding how sister Mary Agyapong died at Luton and Dunstable … Read more
A mother has revealed how she lost 40 kilos in 12 months after giving birth to her twin daughters – and shaved 10 years off her appearance in the process. Leah Fragomeni, a 28-year-old mum-of-three from Perth, tipped the scales at 112.5kg in December 2018 before it crept up to 127 kilos during her pregnancy … Read more
Chanelle Hayes has revealed she is training to become a nurse after losing seven stone from her secret gastric sleeve operation. The former Big Brother star, 33, said she ‘ballooned’ to 17st 4lbs and her ‘addiction’ to food left her feeling unable to leave the house for a year – as she announced her surgery on … Read more
The widower of a heavily pregnant nurse who died with coronavirus has criticised the hospital trust where she worked for their actions in the aftermath of her death. Ernest Boateng told an inquest into his wife’s death that the hospital trust in Bedfordshire issued a statement with ‘false information’ to staff and that he refused … Read more
A senior hospital consultant is suing one of Britain’s biggest private healthcare chains for £2.7million after he was accused of sexually assaulting a nurse by commenting on her ‘lovely biscuits’. Vascular surgeon Simon Payne was suspended and later barred from working at Spire Healthcare over the alleged incident, in which he is said to have … Read more
A senior hospital consultant is suing one of Britain’s biggest private healthcare chains for £2.7million after he was accused of sexually assaulting a nurse by commenting on her ‘lovely biscuits’. Vascular surgeon Simon Payne was suspended and later barred from working at Spire Healthcare over the alleged incident, in which he is said to have … Read more
Royal College of Nursing head calls for a nurse in every school to help tackle growing toll of mental health issues among children in wake of pandemic Dame Donna Kinnair has said a dedicated nurse could help pupils’ manage their mental health and also tackle health problems like obesity and diabetes At present, there is … Read more
A nurse who ballooned to nearly 16-and-a-half stone by gorging on five meals a day has shed eight dress sizes following £2,000 gastric mind therapy. Mother-of-one Reija Uski, 55, who lives in Spain, had previously visited British-run Elite clinic in southern Spain for help quitting smoking, which she did after two sessions of hypnosis. Impressed by … Read more