asbestosis
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Nancy Tait: a fighter for justice
Heard an obituary today on BBC Radio 4 for Nancy Tait who died at the age of 89. She was a fierce campaigner to have the victims of asbestosis and other industrial diseases compensated, and the conditions themselves recognised. Her husband had died prematurely of asbestosis, and this sparked an indefatigable campaign which dominated the…
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On drugs again
I’m in the middle of lots of healthcare work right now. One project has been to create a patient support programme for diabetes patients for a healthcare agency in London. The other is working directly with a pharmaceutical client to revamp a large patient website. My twitchiness about client confidentiality prevents me from naming names…
Peter Kenny: a writer's notebook 