Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting has demanded that senior managers responsible for the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust's maternity services appear before the Health and Social Care Committee. This follows their refusal to co-operate with a review that identified numerous preventable infant deaths and severe brain damage.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma met Atul Gupta, a central figure in a decade-old corruption scandal, in Dubai. The meeting occurred while Zuma was reportedly in Iran for a conference, raising questions about his travel and associations.
The proposed site for the new Frimley Park Hospital has been deemed 'fundamentally unsuitable' by local MP Al Pinkerton. This assessment comes amidst ongoing discussions about the hospital's long-awaited rebuild and its potential impact on local healthcare provision. Pinkerton has criticised Labour's response to these concerns.
