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Monday 20 May 2024
20/05/2024

NHS

Doctor’s mission driven by father’s death

The son of a distinguished medical officer in the Polish resistance during the Second World War, Dr Andrzej Hubert Szemis was a brilliant, active, and intensely proud man. Having been the director of a hospital in Poland, the eminent psychiatrist came to England at the end of the Cold War in 1984, settling in Leicester …

Eyes and ears

GREEN FOR STOP: The Green Party candidate for Tees Valley Mayor has withdrawn from the election on May 2 because she does not want to help Ben Houchen get a third term in office. Speaking to The Yorkshire Post, Sally Bunce said: “The main reason I stepped back was because it was becoming clear that …

Does the answer to care lie over the border?

A 75-minute drive from Newcastle up the A1 and then the A697 will take you to Cornhill-on-Tweed in north Northumberland. There’s a roundabout on the outskirts of the village where the A697 and A698 meet. Take the first left and you’ll find yourself driving up Cornhill’s Main Street past the Collingwood Arms Hotel, the shop …

Who’s looking after our loved ones?

Amanda Suddes is sat in her kitchen clasping a mug depicting Charles M. Schulz’s famous cartoon beagle, Snoopy, alongside the phrase ‘just be happy’. Given the topic under discussion, it’s hard to think of three less appropriate words to sum up her current feelings. She’s chatting about her late mother and father, Mary and Bob …

MP claims LGBT+ community has been ‘betrayed’

Jarrow MP, Kate Osborne, has accused the Government of betraying the LGBT+ community after the NHS badge rainbow scheme — designed to promote inclusivity and Pride — was scrapped by NHS England. The charity LGBT+ Foundation, which leads the scheme, announced it was ending due to lack of funding earlier this month but said the …

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