Doctor Who Contaminated Woman’s Coffee with Semen Permanently Struck Off Thursday, July 24, 2025 doctor misconduct sexualassault medicalethics conviction grossmisconduct tribunal patientsafety consent crime Nicholas Chapman, a 57-year-old general practitioner from Taunton, Somerset, has been permanently removed from the medical register after a tribunal found him guilty of serious misconduct for placing his semen into a woman’s … Read More
Somerset Hospitals Join Landmark Trial Testing Shorter Antibiotic Courses for Sepsis Saturday, July 19, 2025 sepsis antibiotics clinicaltrial somerset nhs infection antibioticresistance criticalcare healthcareresearch patientsafety Somerset’s two principal hospitals, Musgrove Park and Yeovil, are participating in a groundbreaking national trial that aims to transform sepsis treatment within the NHS by evaluating shorter antibiotic courses. The Somerset … Read More
Somerset Health Leaders Commit to Enhancing Mental Health Support Services Friday, June 20, 2025 somerset mentalhealth nhs icb cqc schizophrenia patientsafety mentalillness healthcare funding Somerset health authorities have pledged to strengthen their mental health support services following the tragic stabbing of Taunton teenager Barnaby Webber and two others in Nottingham on June 13, 2023. Marking the second … Read More