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What secret report reveals about impact of UK nuclear programme on veterans who claimed they were harmed by the fallout

What secret report reveals about impact of UK nuclear programme on veterans who claimed they were harmed by the fallout

“The Ministry of Defence has always maintained that it never rained,” said Ken McGinley, founder of the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association (BNTVA). “I’m sorry, you’re liars … I was there!” McGinley, who was a royal engineer, gave this interview in January 2024, shortly before his death, as part of our Oral History of British Nuclear Test Veterans project. McGinley was present during the Grapple nuclear weapons test series, conducted by the UK on the central Pacific island of Kiritimati (also known as Christmas Island) in the late 1950s. At the time, this remote atoll was inhabited by 250 villagers as well as thousands of British servicemen. For decades, many of those present during this and other above-ground British nuclear weapons tests have argued they were harmed by radioactive fallout. McGinley founded the BNTVA in 1983 to “gain recognition and restitution” for the veterans who took part in British and American nuclear tests and clean-ups between 1952 and 1965. British royal engineers build a runway during construction of the British military base on Kiritimati, November …

What secret report reveals about impact of UK nuclear programme on veterans who claimed they were harmed by the fallout

What secret report reveals about British nuclear weapons tests – veterans claimed they were harmed by the fallout

“The Ministry of Defence has always maintained that it never rained,” said Ken McGinley, founder of the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association (BNTVA). “I’m sorry, you’re liars … I was there!” McGinley, who was a royal engineer, gave this interview in January 2024, shortly before his death, as part of our Oral History of British Nuclear Test Veterans project. McGinley was present during the Grapple nuclear weapons test series, conducted by the UK on the central Pacific island of Kiritimati (also known as Christmas Island) in the late 1950s. At the time, this remote atoll was inhabited by 250 villagers as well as thousands of British servicemen. For decades, many of those present during this and other above-ground British nuclear weapons tests have argued they were harmed by radioactive fallout. McGinley founded the BNTVA in 1983 to “gain recognition and restitution” for the veterans who took part in British and American nuclear tests and clean-ups between 1952 and 1965. British royal engineers build a runway during construction of the British military base on Kiritimati, November …

94 patients were harmed during care by Great Ormond Street Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar, report finds | UK News

94 patients were harmed during care by Great Ormond Street Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar, report finds | UK News

A report into disgraced former Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon Yaser Jabbar has found that 94 children were harmed during the care he provided. The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) released a report on Thursday into the actions of the former orthopaedic surgeon who treated hundreds of children over five years. The review found that 98 patients (12.4%) experienced some level of harm, and 94 of these cases were linked specifically to the care provided by Mr Jabbar. The London hospital undertook a clinical case review of 789 of Jabbar’s cases after concerns were raised about his clinical practice. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Great Ormond Street Hospital apologises for surgeon’s harm Some patients were left in continuous pain or needed further corrective surgeries, the independent review found. Harm gradings ranged from mild, such as an unnecessary general anaesthetic, to severe gradings for situations like delayed diagnosis of complications or surgery that did not achieve the intended outcome. Image: Yaser Jabbar rescinded his UK medical …