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‘Is English your first language?’: Indian-origin woman fired from UK job after failing to communicate with patients

An Indian-origin woman was sacked from her job as a speech and language therapist in UK after admitting she couldn't understand her colleagues. Sai Keerthana Sriperambuduru joined the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in October 2023, claiming on her application that English was her native language.

The Times of India

Paramedic struck off after lie about sick sister exposed by Facebook photos

Natalie Twomey fabricated a family illness to get a day off work

The Independent UK

Physio who accessed patient’s personal data to visit her home is struck off

Josep Bofill Blanch was working as a vaccinator for NHS Grampian in north-east Scotland when he approached the woman in 2021.

Evening Standard

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Psychologist who misled court about qualifications may have gone beyond remit in seven other cases

Graham Flatman may have acted outside his remit in seven cases between 2013 and 2024, investigation finds

The Guardian - UK

Paramedic asked student out for dinner and offered to remove her tampon during medical emergency

The paramedic also kissed the student on her cheek during the incident

The Independent UK

Paramedic struck off after offering to take out student’s tampon in emergency

James Birdseye told the student he wanted to see her naked during a shift together on June 22 2019.

Evening Standard

Ban on unregulated experts in family courts proposed for England and Wales

Public are consulted after children removed from parents on evidence of psychologists without right qualifications

The Guardian - UK

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New guidance aims to restrict use of unregulated psychologists as expert witnesses in court

Move aims to ensure only adequately trained professionals are used in trials

The Guardian - UK

Tighter regulation of psychologists in family law cases up to MPs, says senior judge

Landmark judgment by family court judge Sir Andrew McFarlane confirms anyone can use the title ‘psychologist’.

The Guardian - UK

Paramedic 'lost it' outside Alder Hey and now he's lost his job

Ronald Barnes-Brown's bizarre reaction meant the ambulance had to be towed away and have its locks refitted

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool comedian fears for future over TikTok Glastonbury row

Joe Kidd has accused watchdog of damaging his business after he interviewed two men who went to music festival dressed as paramedics

Liverpool Echo

Court-appointed expert can be named in ‘parental alienation’ case

Observer victory after judge rules in transparency battle in family courts in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Questions over use of ‘psychological experts’ in parental alienation cases

Parents – more often mothers – are losing access to their children on the advice of unregulated experts, an Observer investigation reveals

The Guardian - UK

Freeman Hospital scientist who accessed nearly 7,000 child abuse images banned from profession

Alexander Paton showed no understanding of the impact of his crimes on exploited and abused children, a regulatory panel said

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Thousands miss out on treatment as physiotherapists are taken off UK register

Regulator removed 5,311 physiotherapists after failing to renew licences, raising concerns about patients and loss of income

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