Concerns raised over accommodation standards for asylum seekers in Sheffield
A local NHS group is raising concerns about accommodation standards for asylum seekers in Sheffield. MedAct Sheffield, run by frontline NHS workers, are leading a campaign for “health justice”. After reports of poor sanitation in the home office accommodation migrants...
A female consultant for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals begins new national leadership role
Dr Daniele Bryden is an Intensive Care Consultant has become the new Dean of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. The faculty deals with the training, assessment and continuing professional development of intensive care doctors across the country. In a press...
How can women get involved in Movember?
Since 2003, the Movember movement has raised money for health projects across, mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer with men growing out their facial hair for the month of November. But there are also ways in which women can get...
Rapist jailed after teenage victim tried to take her own life
For two years, a rapist from Sheffield abused a “vulnerable teenage girl” who cannot be named for legal reasons. Stephen Smith, 63, faced a 4 day trial at Sheffield Crown Court where the jury heard of his crimes. Detective Constable Stuart Gibbons told the...
Female Sheffield councillors submit notion tackling stigmas of period poverty and the menopause
The motion led by Councillor Jayne Dunn and seconded by Councillor Julie Grocutt aims to committing the council to take steps towards challenging the stigmas surrounding period poverty and menopause in Sheffield. The councillors outline that this is an important...