Whistle-blowing Iraqi surgeon at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust ‘suffered racial harassment’

A whistle-blowing surgeon from Iraq suffered racial discrimination and harassment after raising the alarm about patient safety at a trust where he claimed ‘white and Indian doctors were untouchable’, a tribunal has found. Associate specialist surgeon Dr Manuf Kassem raised concern about the care of 25 patients at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Treasury on Tees, please Chancellor

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Setting up Treasury North on Teesside would be a huge show of faith – it would be an investment that will deliver real returns Rishi Sunak sees himself as a Northern Chancellor but does not conform to the old Andy Capp stereotype His plan to tilt the balance of economic power away from … Read more

Divers find body of boy, 15, in River Tees

Divers find body of boy, 15, in River Tees after huge overnight search sparked when he started struggling in the water Search launched after teenage boy got into difficulty in water near Broken Scar  Durham Police confirmed this morning that a body was recovered at midnight  Identification not yet taken place but is believed to be … Read more