9 h. ago Patients are 'misled over physician associates' as they are not qualified doctors, coroner warns

Dr Karen Henderson issued her alert after the death of Pamela Marking, 77, whose family were under the impression she had been seen by a doctor and not a physician associate (PA).

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18 h. ago Pictured: Mother who died after being seen by controversial 'cut

The grieving family of Pamela Marking, from Redhill, did not know she was seen by a so-called 'cut-price medic' when she attended East Surrey Hospital last February.

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20 h. ago Coronation Street fans warn 'you better not' in fear for Dylan Wilson as fate confirmed

The scenes left fans of the ITV soap in tears

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5 d. ago Deadly new coronavirus strain HKU5 found in bats 'can spread to humans,' expert confirms

Experts warn that a new bat coronavirus has the potential to spill into humans, similar to Covid-19, with the virus in the same group at the bugs responsible for the MERS-CoV virus

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5 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

9 d. ago Coroner warns of smart motorway dangers after lorry kills stranded driver who had broken down

Father-of-one Kevin O'Reilly, 58, had broken down on the M6 near Wolverhampton without a hard shoulder in June 2023 when his black Mitsubishi was hit by a lorry.

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9 d. ago Coroner demands action is taken over smart motorways after father died when lorry ploughed into his stranded car on section of road with no hard shoulder

A coroner has warned that smart motorways are putting lives at risk after a father was killed when a lorry ploughed into his car where there was no hard shoulder.

Transport