Corsham woman supports International Mesh Awareness Day after years of unnecessary pain wiltshiretimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wiltshiretimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In January, the Minister of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety, Nadine Dorries, provided a response to each of the recommendations made in the report – but many areas were still under consideration leaving many unanswered questions. Mrs Griffiths is one of five women calling for the update. She joins Bonita Barrett, 46, in York; Chloe Thurston, 22, in Corsham, near Bath; Jacqui Shaw, 54, in Stoke-on-Trent, and Paula Goss, 51, in Bristol, whose lives have also been turned upside down by mesh. Mrs Griffiths said: “There is no doubt in my mind that there are thousands of people, if not more, having their lives ripped apart because of mesh and completely unaware that’s the cause.
Carol King, from Bideford, who won a victimisation case at work
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A Bideford paramedic, who dedicated 26 years of her life to the ambulance service and ended up overseeing a team of 130 staff, had her career ended by sexist remarks, victimisation, bullying and harassment at work.
Carol King, from Bideford, was an employee of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT). She started her career as a patient transport assistant, before training to become a paramedic and eventually a substantive operations manager for the Devon trust.
Ms King and other female colleagues raised concerns with management that they were dealing with sexist remarks, bullying and harassment, in Ms King’s case from her manager. She also, as a member of UNISON raised the issue with her local UNISON branch.
26 April 2021
I completed the Bar Vocational Course initially. I did some paralegal work while I looked for a pupillage. I was asked by my head of department if I would consider cross-qualifying to solicitor. The stability of being a solicitor, as opposed to a barrister, appealed to me. I also gained my higher rights of audience.
I worked in private practice from 2001 to 2016 at Browell Smith & Co and then Thompsons Solicitors, representing the legally aided and union members respectively. I then worked at a boutique employment law firm, and freelanced for a year. This June, I will have been in-house for four years. When I first started, I was involved in chronic bronchitis and emphysema work, then moved quickly into immigration from 2001 to 2006. Then I shifted to employment law from 2006-2017. I knew legal aid cuts were coming in immigration, and I had always had an interest in employment law. When I moved to Thompsons, I mainly specialised in discrimination and protected disc
Coronavirus Scotland LIVE: No Scots Covid deaths as pubs and shops reopen after lockdown
Updated: 26 Apr 2021, 15:37
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It comes as pubs and shops reopened following months of lockdown closures.
Thirsty Scots have hit beer gardens while thousands across the country queued up first thing to get back into stores.
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For the first time, there were no positive samples returned in last week s Premier League coronavirus testing.
The league said 2,787 players and club staff all returned negative results across two rounds of testing.
It is the first time the English top flight has recorded no positives.