An open letter signed by nearly 500 health professionals and scientists has been sent to the Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford. The letter, entitled “First do no harm” – the medical principle that a cure must never be worse than the disease itself – argues that Covid measures are disproportionate and are causing more harm than good. It was organised by “UsForThem”, a campaign group consisting of thousands of parents across the four home nations, who believe that children’s interests should be put first in any decisions impacting them. It was supported by the Covid Recovery Group, a group of MPs who oppose harsh Covid restrictions.
WE THE UNDERSIGNED British health professionals and scientists, wish to express our serious concern about the current situation regarding the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The management of the crisis has become disproportionate and is now causing more harm than good.
We urge policy makers to remember that this pandemic, like all pandemics, will eventually pass but the social and psychological damage that it is causing, risks becoming permanent.
We call for restoration of our normal democratic governance and for politicians to be independently and critically informed in the decision-making process. After the initial justifiable response to Covid-19, the evidence base now shows a different picture. We have the knowledge to enable a policy that protects the elderly and vulnerable without increasing all other health and economic harms and which is not at the expense our whole way of life and particularly that of the nation’s children.
‘First do no harm’ is a basic tenet of medical ethics, understanding that a cure must never be worse than the disease itself. However, there is increasing evidence that the collateral damage now being caused to the population will have a far greater impact in the short and long term, on all sections of the population, than the number of people now being safeguarded from Covid-19. In our opinion, the current measures, and the strict penalties for non-compliance, are contrary to the values formulated by Public Health England, which states, ‘We exist to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities’ [1].
We have somehow reached a situation where the whole of life in Britain, as in many countries, has focused on a single condition and one which is now endemic. ‘Zero’ Covid is not a realistic option in a global world. In this letter, we highlight many other areas of health and well-being that are now largely overlooked. We also look at an alternative strategy which we believe can best protect the vulnerable, whilst allowing most people to return to near normal life and provide references to just some of the many scientific papers which explain why we have reached this conclusion.
Our current knowledge about covid-19
At the beginning of the pandemic, the WHO predicted a disease that if uncontained would spread to maybe 50 per cent of the world’s population claiming 3.4 per cent victims, in other words millions of deaths by a highly contagious novel virus for which no pre-existing immunity or vaccine was available. Measures were understandable and widely supported, as there was concern that unprecedented pressure would be placed on our hospitals. Thus, the stated purpose of the initial lockdown was to “flatten the curve” and protect the NHS[2]. Hospitals rose to the occasion, Nightingale Hospitals were built, no one died for lack of intensive care facilities – a huge credit to the staff of the NHS.
Gradually, as our knowledge has accumulated, it has become clear that objective facts show a different reality. The known global infection rate to date stands at less than 1 per cent of the world population [3]. The true mortality rate is also over-estimated as we now know that many people have very mild or no symptoms and were thus not included in the testing regime at the start of the pandemic in the UK or elsewhere. We also know that serious disease and indeed death are linked to older age and pre-existing health conditions [4] , so it is on protecting this group that we should be concentrating.
It has also become clearer that the pandemic has not exhibited truly exponential growth; rather, it has been shown to follow a classic Gompertz curve from the very early stages of each outbreak [5]. The Gompertz curve is used as the classic model of population dynamics in conditions where there is some limiting factor to the rate of growth. In the case of Covid-19 this observation supports the theory that a level of pre-existing immunity was present in the population prior to lockdown, thus limiting the spread of infection. This pre-existing immunity is probably due to immunity to common cold viruses which, in 40-60 per cent of individuals, is thought to give some protection against Sars-CoV-2. In addition, we now know that exposure to the virus, even without symptoms, generates robust cellular immunity that is likely to have a long duration [6] [7]. Consequently, measurements of antibody prevalence in populations almost certainly give a serious underestimate of both exposure and immunity. It is vital we build on this immunity that is developing naturally in the population. Perversely population lockdowns could impede this process. Indeed, new evidence published this week, reports the potential increase in total deaths resulting from school and university closures. [8]. We also know a lot more about effective ways to treat Covid-19, such as early use of anticlotting agents and dexamethasone, plus avoidance of invasive ventilation. Evidence from both Germany and the UK show a significantly lower in-hospital mortality rate in the later stages of the epidemic [9],[10].
Waiting for a vaccine
This would appear to be the government’s main exit plan and is a strategy fraught with risk. Any vaccine is unlikely to give complete protection against the virus and any protection may only be of short duration. A vaccine is also unlikely to provide superior protection to immunity that is developing naturally. Thus, a vaccine is only one tool to help limit viral spread and alone will not eliminate the disease. We feel these facts have not been made clear to the general public, many of whom view a vaccine as a simple solution to the pandemic [11].
Widely publicised data is exaggerating the current risk
Widespread population testing using PCR is distorting the current risk. Use of such a test in a clinical situation (as in pillar 1) was very helpful as a rapid screen but the testing strategy now seems to be driving policy. The problem of functional false positive rates has still not been addressed and particularly in the context of low prevalence of disease whereby false positives are likely to exceed true positives substantially and moreover correlate poorly with the person being infectious [12], [13]. Alongside this we have the issue that it is normal to see an increase in illness and deaths during the winter months. This is well known in the case of pneumonia and influenza. Any increase in positive cases and deaths therefore needs to be presented in the context of the normal seasonal illness/death rate. It is notable that UK death rate is currently sitting around average for this time of year [14]. The use of the term ‘second wave’ is therefore misleading.
Adverse consequences of current measures in adults
Social isolation has led to an increase in depression, anxiety, suicides, intra-family violence and child abuse [15]. Fear and persistent stress have a proven negative influence on psychological and general health [16]. Yet fear seems to be the main strategy for inducing compliance with government measures, whether fear of contagion, fear of prosecution or indeed calling on neighbours to report transgressors to the police, leading to further societal fracturing. The way in which Covid-19 has been portrayed by politicians and the media has done little to promote well-being. Metaphors invoking war and an invisible enemy have been widespread, together with phrases such as ‘care heroes in the front line’ and ‘corona victims’, fueling the idea that we are dealing with a global ‘killer virus’. Pervasive ‘stay safe’ messages give the impression that normal life has become perilously dangerous. The relentless daily presentation of the rising death toll was unleashed on the population in March, without interpreting those figures, without comparing them to flu deaths in other years, without comparing them to deaths from other causes. As death rates fell, the media swapped to highlighting rising ‘cases’. This coverage has induced unparalleled levels of fear in the population and, in particular, indoctrinates young children with a negative and potentially damaging narrative. Widespread use of masks may well be adding to fear but this is not being considered, despite limited scientific evidence of benefit [17].
The NHS has been all but shut to non-Covid conditions and delays in diagnosis have been highlighted in general practice [18]and this is beginning to be revealed in rising waiting lists for cancer diagnosis and treatment [19] and excess non-Covid deaths [20] Moreover, the huge adverse effect on the economy and people’s livelihoods will have its own effect on increasing poverty and the health consequences of that, widening the gap between rich and poor [21], [22], [23].
Adverse effects on children and young people
As a demographic, children are disproportionately affected by the restrictions. Effects on children are particularly concerning especially knowing their extremely low likelihood of serious disease and the small part they play in viral transmission [24]. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has reported delays in referral for diabetes, cancer and child protection issues [25]. Development and growth are also hampered through reduced social and family interaction, exacerbated by the ‘Rule of 6’. Reduced access to learning in schools, educational groups, extra-curricular activities, sport, nurseries and baby classes, all impact on children’s physical health and on their mental health [26]. Parents at many primary schools are now being asked to wear masks when collecting their children, so despite spending months explaining that this virus is not dangerous to kids or young adults, we are graphically showing them the reverse, adding to levels of fear.
Widespread and excessive testing in educational settings is having an additional impact, exacerbating these issues. The parent group UsforThem has evidence of wide variation in how self-isolation rules are applied, with some schools sending home children with minor coughs and colds who are then refused re-entry to school without a negative test. Whole year groups are sometimes being sent home for a single ‘positive’ test but with no knowledge whether the child in question is truly infectious [27]. The emotional, physical and economic impact of such measures on young people and families is unparalleled [28].
Lack of leadership and varied interpretation of guidance by individual educational settings, has resulted in the adoption of disproportionate Covid measures in large numbers of schools, nurseries and other childcare settings. Many of them raise serious issues of child welfare and safeguarding. The lack of any credible milestones to return to normal, cast-iron, full-time schooling, risks causing irreversible harm to the socio-educational prospects of a generation of children [29].
Another way forward
At present, there appears to be no clear exit strategy, other than waiting for a vaccine. It is clear that this virus has become endemic, yet current ‘protective’ measures are causing avoidable and likely long-term harm to society as a whole. People’s health, quality of life and livelihoods are in peril for a disease with a mortality rate comparable to many other diseases that befall us.
We welcome the proposals by many respected medical professionals in recent open letters [30], [31], [32] in this regard and we ask the government to urgently consider the following strategy:
- Acceptance that Covid-19 will remain as one of several winter viruses.
- Public restrictions should be informed by a broad range of independent scientific and medical views, assessed on a benefit to harm ratio and debated in parliament before implementation.
- Urgently address the unreliability of PCR testing, by adhering to a published cycle threshold cut-off. Discontinue testing of asymptomatic adults and mildly symptomatic children.
- Produce a balanced long-term sustainable plan for dealing with NHS winter pressures.
- Consider fully the impact on children, young adults and family life in consultation with those who have the welfare of these groups at heart.
- Provide factual balanced and contextual advice to the public which allows individuals to manage their own risk.
- Concentrate efforts on supporting and protecting the most vulnerable. For example, urgently identify health or social care facilities where COVID infected patients can convalesce until no longer infectious, thus avoiding early discharge to care homes.
- Encourage the return to normal life for the less vulnerable members of society with the understanding that this will help to generate population immunity and thus suppress the spread of the virus in the longer term.
We urge policy makers to remember that this pandemic, like all pandemics, will eventually pass but the social and psychological damage that it is causing, risks becoming permanent.
Dr Rosamond Jones, MBBS, MD, FRCPCH (paediatrician, grandparent, #UsforThem)
Dr Charlotte R Bell, MA, VetMB, PhD, MRCVS (immunologist, veterinary surgeon, parent)
Malcolm Loudon, MB ChB, MD, FRCSEd, FRCS, MIHM (consultant surgeon, parent)
Christine Padgham MSc (medical physicist, parent)
Co-signatories
Professor Ellen Townsend, Professor of psychology, University of Nottingham, Reachwell.org
Professor Anthony Brookes, Department of Genetics & Genome Biology, University of Leicester
Professor Anthony Fryer, Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Keele
Professor David Livermore, Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of East Anglia
Professor David King, Emeritus professor of clinical psychopharmacology
Professor David Paton, Professor of Economics, University of Nottingham
Professor Keith Willison, Professor of Chemical Biology, Imperial College, London
Professor Kenneth Strain, Professor of Physics, Glasgow University
Professor Martin Evison, Emeritus Professor of Pathology
Professor Mike Hulme, Professor of Human Geography, University of Cambridge
Professor Richard Ennos, Professor of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh University
Professor Stephen Cooper, Professor of Psychiatry, retired. Grandparent
And 478 other health professionals and scientists listed below
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Emily
Podiatrist
BSc hons Podiatry
Emily Quinn
Microbiologist
BSc Microbiology
Emma campbell
Ex – Biomedical Scientist
BSc biomedical science MSc biomedical science 23 years in a microbiology laboratory
Emma Hall
Occupational Therapist
BSc(Hons) Occupational Therapy
Emma Riggs
Clinical psychologist
D Psych Sv; Dip Clin Neuropsych; Dip Forensic Psych
Emma Smith
Mental Health Social Worker
BA (Hons) in Social Work and Diploma in Social Work and Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health
Emma Thorpe
Foot Health Practitioner
BA(HONS) DipFHP
Erica Roberts
Dental Nurse
NEBDN
Faye Ferris
Clinical Psychologist
BSc DClinPsy
Fiona Nicol
General Practitioner
MBBS FRCP(Edin) FRCGP
Francis Pilkington
General Practitioner
MBChB MRCGP
Gail Stewart
Clinical Manager
RN
Galina Dimitrova
Registered nurse
RGN
Gary Potter
Consultant
BSc (Quantity Surveying) LLM
Gemma Kemp
Pathologist
MBBS, FRCPath
Georgie Burns
Nurse
DIP HE Nursing & Masters Diploma Advanced Nursing Practice
Gillian Hawke
Nurse
BSc hons
Gillian Jamieson
Psychotherapist
MAHons, PGDip Counselling Psychology, MBACP
Graham Balin
General Practitioner
MBBS DRCOG FRACGP
Graham Clark
Managing Director
BSc DipPS DipPSc
Graham Crawley
Medicinal Chemist
BSc PhD
Graham Holman
Physiotherapist
Bsc(hons) Physiotherapy
Graham Marshall
Psychology
PhD M.Psych B.Psych
Hannah Januszczyk
Mental health Pharmacist
MPharm
Hans Brown
Dentist
BDS MSc
Harriet Timms
Senior Analyst
BA GDL
Harry Delmar
Dentist
BChD (Stell)
Hayley Howard
Occupational Therapist.
BSC honours in Occupational Therapy
Hedley Rees
Author and consultancy owner in life sciences
BEng (Tech) Hons, DMS, Exec MBA (Cranfield), MCIPS.
Heike Burger
General Practitioner
MRCGP DRCOG MED STATE EXAM
Helen Andrewes
General practitioner
MBBS MRCGP DFFP MA
Helen Bloor
Registered Nurse
RN
Helen Braden
Dental surgeon
BDS
Helen Browne
Nurse
SRN
Helen Heaton
General Practitioner
BM BS MRCGP
Helen Kidd
Paediatric nurse
RSCN.RGN
Helen Marshall
Nurse
RGN, BSc
Helen Tinsley
Physiotherapist
MCSP Grad dip phys
Henry Pietkiewicz
Science graduate
BSc (Hons) Sociology
Howard Carter
Therapist
Many
Ian Bridges
General Practitioner
MBBS
Ian Comaish
Eye Surgeon
MA BM BCh FRCOphth
Ian Comaish
Ophthalmologist
MA, BM BCh, FRCOphth
Ian Doble
Chiropractor
Masters degree in Chiropractic
Irene McLean
Laboratories
None
Ivan Lowe
Lecturer
BSc (Human Biology), PGCE, PhD
Jacqueline
Dementia Care
Dementia and Senior Care
Jacqueline Gartside
Nursing
RGN
Jacqueline Lewington
District Nurse
RGN ENB 998 ENB 100
Jade Dorrian
PhD Researcher
MSc Psychology, PhD candidate
James Cook
Registered Nurse
Bachelor of Nursing (Hons), Master in Public Health
James Le Fanu
Doctor of Medicine
BA MB BChir FRCP
James Pearson
General Practitioner
MB BS MRCS LRCP
Jan Delamere
Nurse
BN (Child), BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
Jan Wright
Nurse
RGN
Jane Bolton
Teacher and Examiner
MPhil PGCE
Jane Hutton
Nursery nurse
NNEB
Jane Moore
Masters in Public health
RGN MPH
Jane Nightingale
Substance misuse counsellor
Bachelor Behavioural Sciences
Janine Pommer
Paediatric Physiotherapist
BSc Physiotherapy
Jean denton
Physiotherapist
BSc; MSc
Jen Marsh
Retired health visitor
SRN HV
Jennifer Aspey
Veterinary Surgeon
BVM&S MRVCS
Jennifer Baldwin
Nurse
RN
Jennifer Hikins
Mental health support worker
BA (Hons) Social Work
Jennifer Johnston
Nurse
BSc Adult Nursing
Jennifer MacNab
Nurse (Retired)
BSc Rural Health Studies RGN, ONC
Jeremy English
Chiropractor
Chiropractic Diploma
Jeremy Fletcher
Consultant paediatrician
MBBS MA MD MRCP
Jessie Shaw
General Practitioner (retired)
MB ChB
Jo Molony
General Practitioner
MA; MBBS
Jo North
Speech and Language Therapist
BSc Linguistics & Language Pathology
Jo Rogers
Occupational Therapist
DipCOT, SROT, CMS
Joanna Davis
Senior Biomedical Scientist
Natural Science (Hons) degree and various BMS academic qualifications
Joanne Eldon
Nurse
BSc Hons degree nurse practitioner
Joanne Hynd
Mental Health Nursing
BA (Hons) RN
Joanne Scott
Chiropodist/aesthetician
MAFHP. CIDESCO. iHBC.
Joanne Wise
Registered Chiropractor, functional nutritionist,
MChiro, MSc, BSc
Jocelyn Hammer
Disability Qualified Tribunal Member
MA, PGCE
Joe Farnell
Doctor
PhD MD
John Anderson
Dentist
BDS MSc
John Baker
Science graduate
BSc
John Biggerstaff
Research Immunologist
PhD
John Collis
Nurse Practitioner
PGCert(advanced practice), BSc(Hons) Nursing, BA(Hons)
John Cooke
Physicist, parent
MA, PhD
John Firth
Dental Surgeon
BDS
John Ryan
Clinical Educator
MS Medical Informatics RT(R)
Jon Toward
Chiropractor
BSc(Hons), MSc(Chiro), DC, MRCC, CCEP
Jonathan Aldred
Economist
PhD
Jonathan Eastwood
General Practitioner
BSc MBChB MRCGP
Jonathan Engler
Doctor
MBChB and LlB
Jonathan Furniss
Engineer
PhD
Jonathan McVicar
Laboratory technician
Biomedical engineering
Jonathan Terranova
Mental Health Support Worker
Bachelor of the arts
Jonathan Walczak
Surgeon
MBBS BSC FRCS FRCS (Tr and Orth)
Jude Bradley
Counselling Psychologist
Psychology, MA
Julia Wilkens
Consultant Obstetrician
FRCOG, MD
Julian Keel
Chiropractor
BSc DC
Julie Maxwell
Paediatrician, parent
MBBCh MRCPCH
JWB
Nurse
SRN
Karen Kerr
Nurse , community nursing sister
RNLD ENB806 C&G730 DIP Epilepsy care Counselling centra level 2
Kate
Nutritionist
BSc Dip ION IFMCP
Kate Perham
NHS safeguarding lead
RN child
Katerina Tsokova
Consultant Radiologist
FRCR
Kath Diggle
Nurse
RGN
Katherine Price
Physiotherapist
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP.
Kathleen A Freeman
Nursing (retired)
SRN
Kathleen Hurley
Nurse
SEN
Kathryn Cooper
Clinical psychologist
ClinPsyD
Kathryn Foye
Senior Staff Nurse (NICU)
RN part 1 and part 8 of register
Kathryn Haslam
Chiropractor
BSc
Kathryn Hawkins
Nurse
RGN
Kathryn Howard
NHS
Nursing assistant
Katie Dhingra
Associate Professor (Psychology)
PhD
Katie Dighe
Mental health nurse and health practitioner
RMN
Katie Woodland
Psychologist
MSc Applied Child Psychology, BA Criminology and Psychology, MBPsS, SNHS
Katrina Young
General Practitioner
MBChB
Kaya k.
Therapist
Counselling
Keith Rolles
Consultant Surgeon(retired)
MA, MS, FRCS.
Kelly Cheyne
Occupational Health Nurse Advisor
BSc Occupational Health. DIPHEN Nursing
Kelvyn Sheppard
Chief Biomedical Scientist
FIBMS
Khush
Health care
PhD oncology
Kim Broderick
Nurse
Diploma in Nursing
Kim E Wallace
Nursing
RGN, RMN, RM, BSc
Kirsty
Nurse
RGN
Kirsty McLean
Psychologist
Chartered psychologist
Kristian Hudson
Doctor
PhD
Laurence A.
Social Care Professional
Lasantha Wijesinghe
Consultant surgeon
MA MD MB BChir FRCS
Laura Allen
Doctor
MB BChir BSc
Laura Coad
NHS Clinical Effectiveness Lead Specialist
1st class BSc Biochemistry, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
Laura Raymond
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
DClinPsych, BscHons
Leah
Mental Health Practitioner, Psychotherapist
NLP Trainer, Adv Clinical Hypnotherapist & Psychotherapist
Lesley Johnson
Biomedical Scientist
FIBMS
Lin
Midwife
RM
Linda Tomlin
Nurse
RN
Lis Waller
Children’s Nurse
SRN RSCN
Lisa Avery
Microbiologist
PhD
Lisa Henderson
Nurse
RGN
Lisa Menozzi
General Practitioner
MBBS BSc Immunology MSc Public Health
Lisa Wadd
Speech & Language Therapist
BSc in Clinical Language Sciences
Livia Pontes
Clinical Psychologist
CPsychol AFBPsS
Lorna Ower
Associate Practitioner in Histopathology.
Msc (Science)
Louise Coates
Advanced Clinical Nurse Practitioner
PH Dip Advanced Nursing Practice, BSc Adult Nursing
Louise Katz
Psychologist
BA, MSc, MBPS
Lucy Belgrave
Care co-ordinator
BSc health and well being / NVQ5 leadership and management im health social care
Lucy Hunn
Pharmacist
BPharm (Hons)
Lucy Peat
Scientist
PhD
Lynn Donoghue
Microelectronics Engineer
BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences with Chemistry
Lynn Pantling
Nurse
RGN
Lynne Wilson
Data Scientist
MSc
Malcolm Sadler
General Practitioner
MBBS; DRCOG; FRCGP
Manhal Ali
Research Fellow
PhD
Margaret Allan
State Enrolled Nurse
SEN
Margaret Willoughby
Registered Nurse
BSc in Critical Care; Advanced Diploma in Nursing;
Margret Watson
Community mental health nurse
BA Nursing Studies (Mental Health)
Maria Law
Nurse
LPN
Marie-Christine Dix
Chiropractor
MChiro
Mariusz D. Korycki
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MD
Mary Ann Dowrick
Family nurse Practitioner (retired)
RN, BSN, MN
Maryellen Stephens
Chiropractor
MSc (Chiro); DC
Marzena Abdulrazak
Nurse
GPN
Matthew Reid
Research Scientist
PhD Chemistry/Computational Chemistry
Melissa Bittner
Former Registered Nurse, A.A.S.
Geriatrics, Orthopedics, Renal Disease
Melissa Mclaggan
Sonographer
Post Graduate Diploma Ultrasound, BSc Homs Radiography
Michael D Bell
General Practitioner
MBChB Edin(1978) MRCGP(1989)
Michael Martin
Medical Microbiologist
MB BS MSc FRCPath
Michelle Davies
Osteopath
BSc Hons Ost
Mirko Cirkovic
Clinical psychologist
HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist
Mohammed Arshad
Registered Clinical Technologist
BSc (Hons)
Mohammed Othman
Oral surgeon
BDS
Mr Csaba Marafko
Consultant Surgeon
MD, MSc, FRCS(Eng)
Mr Sudip Ray
Consultant Surgeon
MA MS FRCS
Mrs K Hooper
Retired Specialist Public Health Nurse, paediatric nurse.
Postgraduate SN (Brunel), BA (Open), RN (Paediatrics), Dio Theology (LBC) Childrens.
Muhammad Raihan
Doctor
MBChB
Myra Forster-van Hijfte
Veterinary surgeon
DVM, CertVR certSAM DipECVIM FRCVS
Name withheld
Allied Health Professional
BSc(hons)
Name withheld
Atmospheric modelling scientist
PhD
Name withheld
Clinical Nurse Specialist
RN
Name withheld
Clinical Psychologist
BSc Hons, D.Clin.Psych
Name withheld
Clinical Psychologist consultant
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Name withheld
Consultant Oncologist
BSc, MBBS, MRCP, DPhil
Name withheld
Data scientist, clinical trials
BSc Environmental Science
Name withheld
Dentist
BDS
Name withheld
Doctor
MBBS
Name withheld
Doctor
MBChB, BSc Medical Sciences
Name withheld
Doctor
BSc, MBChB,
Name withheld
Psychiatrist
MBBS
Name withheld
General Practitioner
MBChB DRCOG MRCGP
Name withheld
Health visitor
RGN BA public health nursing
Name withheld
Healthy Family Support Practitioner
CYPWF
Name withheld
IT support
BMedSci
Name withheld
Maxillo- Facial Prosthesetist [Retired]
BA Hons; HNC
Name withheld
NHS receptionist/administrator
BTec national diploma
Name withheld
Nurse
BA (hons) and nursing diploma
Name withheld
Nurse
Cardiac Specialist Nurse
Name withheld
Nurse
SRN DN
Name withheld
Nurse
RN
Name withheld
Nurse
SSN
Name withheld
Nurse
RMN
Name withheld
Nurse
RN
Name withheld
Nurse
Dip HE Adult Nursing
Name withheld
Nutrition and allergy specialist
Diploma Allergy Therapy and Degree
Name withheld
Occupational Therapist
BSc Occupational Therapy
Name withheld
Pharmacist
MPharm
Name withheld
Physician (retired)
BSc, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FFPM
Name withheld
Podiatrist
BSc HCPC
Name withheld
Psychiatrist
MBBS
Name withheld
Psychotherapist
Degrees in Psychology and counselling
Name withheld
Radiographer
PgDip radiotherapy and oncology
Name withheld
Science graduate
Master of Science in biology and engineering
Name withheld
Social worker
BSc Hons Social Work
Name withheld
Specialist Nurse
Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing
Name withheld
Therapist
ACHO
Nancy Gillespie
Nurse
RGN RMN BSc prof Health Studies
Nanette Waring
Nurse & business owner
BA RGN NEBOSH
Naomi Mason
Assistant Director Children’s Services
RN, BSc (hons) MSc,
Naomi Simcock
Clinical Psychologist
BSc DClinPsy
Natalie Robertson
Chiropractor
Mtech SA Chiropractic, OM UK
Neil Frost
Optometrist
MCOptom BSc Hons
Neil Bradbury
Surgeon
MB ChB, FRCS, FRCS Orth
Neil Cox
Chiropractic
BSc (Hons) MSc (Chiropractic)
Nel Anderson
Psychologist
BSc
Nichola Ling
Consultant Obstetrician
MBBS MRCOG
Nicholas Easey
Optician
FBDO SMCtech
Nicola McQuaid
Retired registered nurse
RGN
Nicola Webster
Nurse
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies
Nicolas Cupper
Doctor
MBBS DRCOG
