Review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Black market weight loss drugs, Composer Undine Smith Moore
Womanβs Hour hears from two young women buying weight loss drugs on the black market, despite the dangers of taking drugs from an unregulated source.
Former Chief Prosecutor Nazir Afzal speaks to Nuala McGovern about his independent culture review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, which is the independent regulator for nurses and midwifes in the UK. The report is highly critical, finding that a "dysfunctional culture" at the council has "threatened public safety and puts nurses at risk." Sir David Warren, Chair of the Council also joins them to respond to the findings of the report.
Women are turning to increasingly risky ways to get weight loss drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, as online prescribers become more stringent about who they will give them to. Two young women tell Womanβs Hourβs Melanie Abbott about using drugs they buy on the black market, despite the potential dangers. Plus Professor Kamila Hawthorne from the Royal College of GPs explains the dangers of taking unregulated drugs.
A new Radio 3 documentary looks at the life and work of 20th Century American composer Undine Smith Moore. Presenter Dr Samantha Ege tells Nuala about the woman affectionally called βThe Dean of Black Women Composersβ. She explains how Mooreβs radical, experimental composition βSowetoβ helped her find her anger and heal after trauma.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Olivia Skinner
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