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‘Is English your first language?’: Indian-origin woman fired from UK job after failing to communicate with patients

An Indian-origin woman was sacked from her job as a speech and language therapist in UK after admitting she couldn't understand her colleagues. Sai Keerthana Sriperambuduru joined the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in October 2023, claiming on her application that English was her native language.

The Times of India · Apr 14

Paramedic struck off after lie about sick sister exposed by Facebook photos

Natalie Twomey fabricated a family illness to get a day off work

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025

Physio who accessed patient’s personal data to visit her home is struck off

Josep Bofill Blanch was working as a vaccinator for NHS Grampian in north-east Scotland when he approached the woman in 2021.

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025

New guidance aims to restrict use of unregulated psychologists as expert witnesses in court

Move aims to ensure only adequately trained professionals are used in trials

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023

Tighter regulation of psychologists in family law cases up to MPs, says senior judge

Landmark judgment by family court judge Sir Andrew McFarlane confirms anyone can use the title ‘psychologist’.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023

Paramedic 'lost it' outside Alder Hey and now he's lost his job

Ronald Barnes-Brown's bizarre reaction meant the ambulance had to be towed away and have its locks refitted

Liverpool Echo · Feb 2, 2023

Liverpool comedian fears for future over TikTok Glastonbury row

Joe Kidd has accused watchdog of damaging his business after he interviewed two men who went to music festival dressed as paramedics

Liverpool Echo · Nov 27, 2022

Court-appointed expert can be named in ‘parental alienation’ case

Observer victory after judge rules in transparency battle in family courts in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022

Questions over use of ‘psychological experts’ in parental alienation cases

Parents – more often mothers – are losing access to their children on the advice of unregulated experts, an Observer investigation reveals

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

Freeman Hospital scientist who accessed nearly 7,000 child abuse images banned from profession

Alexander Paton showed no understanding of the impact of his crimes on exploited and abused children, a regulatory panel said

Chronicle Live · Jun 5, 2022