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Amarjit Matharoo, whose daughter Asees was stillborn in January 2024, said it “has been a long, drawn-out, and emotionally draining process to get the assurances that this investigation will be handled with the appropriate methodology and care that it needs”.

County 17 publishes letters, cartoons and opinions as a public service. The content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of County 17 or its employees. Letters to the editor can be submitted by emailingeditor@oilcity.news. The cost of health care in America is rising faster than most families can afford — and as a health care…

The British Medical Association (BMA) and Health Secretary Wes Streeting have agreed to resume talks following the end of the latest strike by resident doctors in England. The five-day walkout, which finished on Wednesday morning, took place after talks broke down last week. After the strike ended, Streeting offered to resume talks early next week…

Alison HoltSocial affairs editor BBC “A moment of truth.” That was the verdict of a group of nurses in Darlington after a legal judgement that said NHS bosses had violated their dignity by allowing a trans woman colleague to use the female changing room. Yet in the highly contentious world of gender and trans politics,…

“When people say to you, ‘what have you done in your life?’ I can at least fall back on this and say I’ve saved someone’s life.” In December, Christopher Schuman, from Reading, donated his kidney to his brother Jeremy, who believes he was at “death’s door”. Tap here to read more

The independent commission started work last summer. It has been examining the problems facing the care system in England and is due to produce a report this year with a plan for how to create a National Care Service. Phase two, which will look at how social care is funded in the longer term, is…