Shaun Lintern
@shaunlintern.bsky.social
Health Editor at The Sunday Times. Health Journalist of the Year 2023. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters #E17 #patientsafety
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Eeek! Thanks to Virgo Health for this event this morning. Helping me to raise money for the @mndassoc.bsky.social by being mouthy. Was a great chat and Q&A.
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Eeek! Thanks to Virgo Health for this event this morning. Helping me to raise money for the @mndassoc.bsky.social by being mouthy. Was a great chat and Q&A.
Am having to visit my parents in Stoke a lot more regularly at the moment thanks to the horror of #MND but one silver lining is a decent supply of fresh Staffordshire oatcakes in London. #ifyouknowyouknow
October 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Am having to visit my parents in Stoke a lot more regularly at the moment thanks to the horror of #MND but one silver lining is a decent supply of fresh Staffordshire oatcakes in London. #ifyouknowyouknow
One of the authors, audiologist Sally Wood, agree to speak after I approached her with a copy. She did not hold back.
October 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
One of the authors, audiologist Sally Wood, agree to speak after I approached her with a copy. She did not hold back.
One of the best things in the Hillsborough Law Bill is not the duty of candour on public officials, as welcome as that is, but news that bereaved families will have publicly funded legal representation at inquests. Finally an equality of arms that's been lacking for so long
September 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
One of the best things in the Hillsborough Law Bill is not the duty of candour on public officials, as welcome as that is, but news that bereaved families will have publicly funded legal representation at inquests. Finally an equality of arms that's been lacking for so long
My last big harvest of the year
September 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My last big harvest of the year
National mental health director Claire Murdoch resigns with immediate effect claiming political pressure for a new person...her resignation letter....👀
September 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
National mental health director Claire Murdoch resigns with immediate effect claiming political pressure for a new person...her resignation letter....👀
The doctor quoted by Dr Aseem Malhotra
in his speech today was listed in 2020 as having a financial interest in a rival Covid vaccine and company.
in his speech today was listed in 2020 as having a financial interest in a rival Covid vaccine and company.
September 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The doctor quoted by Dr Aseem Malhotra
in his speech today was listed in 2020 as having a financial interest in a rival Covid vaccine and company.
in his speech today was listed in 2020 as having a financial interest in a rival Covid vaccine and company.
Baby dies of whooping cough as childhood vaccinations continue to fall #TomorrowsPapersToday
August 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Baby dies of whooping cough as childhood vaccinations continue to fall #TomorrowsPapersToday
Sometimes, you just need your teddy bear
August 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Sometimes, you just need your teddy bear
There have been 41 cases of botulism between 4 June and 6 August linked to unlicensed botox-like products according to the @ukhsa.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
There have been 41 cases of botulism between 4 June and 6 August linked to unlicensed botox-like products according to the @ukhsa.bsky.social
Deaths from measles - newly updated this morning to include the child who died recently in Liverpool and an adult who has also died from the long term effects of measles:
July 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Deaths from measles - newly updated this morning to include the child who died recently in Liverpool and an adult who has also died from the long term effects of measles:
The BMA refused 18 requests for derogations from strikes on safety grounds, says NHS England's Sir Jim Mackey. He says in half of those, the BMA said it would approve them but only if "extortionate pay rates" were offered to striking docs:
July 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The BMA refused 18 requests for derogations from strikes on safety grounds, says NHS England's Sir Jim Mackey. He says in half of those, the BMA said it would approve them but only if "extortionate pay rates" were offered to striking docs:
“Once you store up enough people in the population, the occurrence of measles is just an inevitability. If you have enough cases, then you will get deaths..." - Adam Finn tells The Sunday Times
July 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Once you store up enough people in the population, the occurrence of measles is just an inevitability. If you have enough cases, then you will get deaths..." - Adam Finn tells The Sunday Times
Parts of the UK are now seeing sporadic outbreaks of measles as a result of low MMR uptake. A child has died in Liverpool while in Bristol, a number of children have been treated in hospital:
July 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Parts of the UK are now seeing sporadic outbreaks of measles as a result of low MMR uptake. A child has died in Liverpool while in Bristol, a number of children have been treated in hospital:
🚨 Senior NHS managers are to be regulated by the @hcpc.bsky.social with a barring list to prevent those guilty of misconduct from working again in the NHS. @wesstreeting says this "will slam the door in the face of unsuitable managers"
July 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🚨 Senior NHS managers are to be regulated by the @hcpc.bsky.social with a barring list to prevent those guilty of misconduct from working again in the NHS. @wesstreeting says this "will slam the door in the face of unsuitable managers"
Social care, delayed discharge, death. What a sad coroner's case that sum up the systemic failure taking place across the NHS:
July 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Social care, delayed discharge, death. What a sad coroner's case that sum up the systemic failure taking place across the NHS:
From my archives (Sept 2011 I think) ... I am today reflecting on the FT pipeline and the naivety of thinking people in a centralised politically managed system will do the right things:
July 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
From my archives (Sept 2011 I think) ... I am today reflecting on the FT pipeline and the naivety of thinking people in a centralised politically managed system will do the right things:
The dawn of the IHO - the Integrated Health Organisation - the new FTs with a "rigorous authorisation process"...
Because the FT pipeline never led to any problems.
*cough* Mid Staffs - Morecambe Bay *cough*
Because the FT pipeline never led to any problems.
*cough* Mid Staffs - Morecambe Bay *cough*
July 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The dawn of the IHO - the Integrated Health Organisation - the new FTs with a "rigorous authorisation process"...
Because the FT pipeline never led to any problems.
*cough* Mid Staffs - Morecambe Bay *cough*
Because the FT pipeline never led to any problems.
*cough* Mid Staffs - Morecambe Bay *cough*
Confirmation from CPS that Letby now faces possible charges linked not just to the Countess of Chester hospital but also to Liverpool Women's Hospital:
July 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Confirmation from CPS that Letby now faces possible charges linked not just to the Countess of Chester hospital but also to Liverpool Women's Hospital:
Full statement from Cheshire Police
July 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Full statement from Cheshire Police
I was over in Amsterdam for HLTH Europe conference recently. I interviewed new NHS England chair Penny Dash on the main stage...given the NHS 10 year plan is out next week. Here's some of what she had to say...
June 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I was over in Amsterdam for HLTH Europe conference recently. I interviewed new NHS England chair Penny Dash on the main stage...given the NHS 10 year plan is out next week. Here's some of what she had to say...
The @rcn.org.uk chief execuive Nicola Ranger on the Govt's 10 year plan for the NHS and why nurses patience is running out on pay...
June 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The @rcn.org.uk chief execuive Nicola Ranger on the Govt's 10 year plan for the NHS and why nurses patience is running out on pay...
A new national inquiry into maternity has been announced by @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social - important families get answers - but unless we scrutinise the policy drivers from NHSE and DHSC since at least 2000 we will miss a key part of the picture. Questions over ideology, education, etc go higher:
June 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A new national inquiry into maternity has been announced by @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social - important families get answers - but unless we scrutinise the policy drivers from NHSE and DHSC since at least 2000 we will miss a key part of the picture. Questions over ideology, education, etc go higher:
Beautiful evening in Amsterdam after a hard days graft
June 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Beautiful evening in Amsterdam after a hard days graft