See the picture on the left? Nice, isn't it? Cutie little sick kiddie and nurse. Warms the cockles of your heart. Who'd look at that and not smile and think, "ahhhhh. Innat nice?" The answer is Sue Reid, lazy disgrace of a Daily Mail hack, who in October 2007 offered money and free accommodation in her Fulham flat to Polish people - provided they'd come to London in their Polish registered...
The Daily Mail is particularly xenophobic today. The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital's neonatal ward treats 500 newborns each year from London and the south east. Many of the babies have been born prematurely or have inherited illnesses. Earlier this year when 243 babies had been admitted to the unit, a survey was taken of the origin of the mothers. 52 were from Africa, 59 from Asia, 64 from Europe,...
Yesterday I spent some time making notes about time lines and events within the book starting in 1971 the year of Anthony's birth. So far I have managed to compile a timeline of events and information up to mid 1973, and I have found that this is one of those books that you read, then read again and pick up a lot more information the second (or third!) time around. Something that I have talked out...
Section delivery accounts for third of Chelsea and Westminster trust babies, indicating 'too posh to push' outlook persists Large variations in the numbers of babies delivered by caesarean section emerged today in figures showing a breakdown of how many mothers had had the procedure in various parts of Britain. The figures, from the NHS Information Centre, show that a third of babies born at London's...
I was feeling rather optimistic this morning after yet another call to my friends over at the BBC to enquire as to if it would be possible for me to post the Shirley Nolan "Light of Experience" DVD onto my blog. Of course i will have to go through the official channels, but it seems likely that as i am not wanting to publish it for personal gain, and as it is over 30 years old, there should...
Model's Struggle After Brutal Acid Attack A model who suffered a horrific acid attack has revealed the harrowing details of her battle to recover. Katie Piper was beaten and raped by her jealous boyfriend at a London hotel in March 2008. Steroid-fuelled Daniel Lynch then arranged for another man to throw sulphuric acid in her face as she walked along Golders Green High Street. The corrosive liquid...
This was written by John Goldman in July of 2002 and relates to her (as then ) recent death. " Shirley Nolan died in Adelaide, Australia on 14 July. It is customary in obituaries not to allude in too much detail to the manner of a person's death, but Shirley would have complained vocally about any such omission on grounds of politesse. She developed Parkinson's disease at a comparatively young...
Computing this past week featured an item (extract below with link) - Five more NHS trusts involved in serious data breaches Written by Tom Young Computing, 17 Jul 2009 Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found five more NHS organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust reported the loss of an unencrypted CD initially thought to...
Tom Young, Computing , Friday 17 July 2009 at 17:20:00 Data still not being encrypted on laptops and mobile devices Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found five more NHS organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust reported the loss of an unencrypted CD initially thought to contain medical treatment details of 20,000 patients...
LONDON, June 29 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been released from a London hospital after surgery to repair a broken shoulder, sources said. During her 17-day stay at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Thatcher, 83, underwent surgery for a broken upper shoulder that failed to heal after a fall, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday. A smiling Thatcher, her left arm in a...
Former prime minister had been in Chelsea and Westminster hospital after breaking her arm in a fall earlier this month The former prime minister Baroness Thatcher today returned home from hospital more than two weeks after breaking her arm in a fall. Thatcher, wearing a pink cardigan, a pink top and a cream-coloured skirt and with her left arm apparently in a sling, waved at reporters and smiled on...
London - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is set to be released from the hospital, a spokesperson reported Sunday. The 83-year-old Iron Lady has been at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital for two weeks after breaking her left arm i...
Lady Thatcher is to remain in hospital longer than expected following an operation on her broken arm, increasing concerns over her health. It had been hoped that the former prime minister would be able to return home on Wednesday. But her son, Mark, visiting his 83-year-old mother at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital in central London yesterday, said that was now unlikely. Lady Thatcher was taken...
LONDON, June 18 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, frail and 83, needs an operation to repair her broken left arm, doctors say. Thatcher fell at home while dressing last Friday and has been cared for at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital since. She has been urging her doctors to send her home but they want to pin together the fracture which has not healed. Every time she moves...
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