4 h. ago Apple TV+ medical drama showcases 'immense sacrifice' made by doctors and nurses

Apple TV+ is set to premiere an intense new German hospital drama this week

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47 h. ago Police officer and suspect who took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital killed in shootout

A doctor, a nurse and a custodian at UPMC Memorial, and two other officers were shot and wounded in attackA man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities said.Three workers at UPMC Memorial hospital, including a doctor, a nurse and a custodian, and two other officers were shot and wounded in the attack, York county district attorney Tim Barker said. A fourth staffer was injured in a fall.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Keir Starmer's 'follow the law' message over NHS Fife transgender doctor Beth Upton row

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has responded to questions over the tribunal hearing involving nurse Sandie Peggie and transgender doctor Beth Upton

Society

3 d. ago Brussels Airlines miracle as air stewardess delivers healthy baby on 'magical' flight

Crew on a Brussels Airlines flight from Daka to Belgium had to help deliver a baby girl midflight, with the aid of a newly qualified nurse and a doctor on the plane

Society

4 d. ago Police must avoid risk of ‘institutional capture’ accusations, force told

It comes amid an employment tribunal involving a nurse who was suspended following an incident involving a trans doctor in a female changing room.

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5 d. ago Royal College of Nursing is accused of 'abandoning' its female members after union bosses refused to help nurse accused of 'misgendering' transgender doctor

The union boasts it is 'committed to making equity and inclusion an everyday reality' for its 540,000 members.

Politics

6 d. ago Health Secretary Neil Gray refuses to back nurse Sandie Peggie in trans doctor Beth Upton changing room row

Health Secretary Neil Gray says public bodies need to respect both single-sex spaces and trans rights.

Society

7 d. ago Anas Sarwar: Nurse Sandie Peggie should not face disciplinary action in NHS trans doctor Beth Upton row

‘I have always been clear that we must protect single-sex spaces based on biological sex’

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