News about Robert Winston

Striking doctors 'cost lives' and cause 'unnecessary grief', claims Labour peer Lord Winston as NHS is gripped by historic walkout

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 20, 2023
Consultant and junior medics' joint strikes cost lives and cause unnecessary suffering, according to a Labour peer and doctor. Industrial action, according to Professor Lord Robert Winston, a leading fertility specialist, has a 'corrosive effect' on the NHS, and it leads to a "massive moral dilemma." His remarks came as the health service faces the biggest walkout in its 75-year history, with junior and senior doctors picking together for the first time.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: The Earl of Carnarvon, Queen Elizabeth's godson, is not permitted to Coronation

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 3, 2023
DEN CONFIDENTIAL: So entwined has his life has been linked to the Royal Family that his earliest memory is of being taken into see Queen Elizabeth when she visited his parents' house in the late 1950s. She had cradled him in her arms by then, not least at his christening, where she became his godmother. Despite this close family ties, despite the fact that Her Majesty was laid to rest in St George's Chapel, the Earl of Carnarvon (pictured) will not be in Westminster Abbey on Saturday. Rather, 'Geordie', as the Queen always called him, and his partner, Fiona, will watch the proceedings from afar, most likely at Highclere Castle, the spellbinding family seat which gained global fame after the hit ITV drama Downton Abbey was shot there. The Countess announces that the service will be broadcast,' ensuring that everyone is kept up.' 'We are not there - new king, new way of doing stuff,' she says, adding that such innovations are 'the right thing to do.'

Professor Robert Winston chronicles wife's final moments as the 999 crew attempted to rescue her

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 21, 2023
Mr Winston (left), a left-wing reporter, chronicled how his wife Lira (right) died in his arms as he tried to convince an ambulance operator to call an ambulance on the phone. 'When the ambulance arrived of course, it was too late,' the scientist, author, and broadcaster said during the episode.' A lot of COVID was going around, but it took about 18 minutes, which was just a bit too long, really. So when the medics arrived, they were overanxious, and they continued to do so for far too long. They were really not able to give up, and they didn't want to give up.' I was eventually told, 'Look, you've done all you could do.' You've put up a drip, you've cardioverted her, it's not working, and I'm completely aware that she's dead.' Following the tragic event, he shared how he has dealt with grief, adding, "You start worrying if your own life is worth continuing." You should definitely be concerned about it,' he says.'

In a private cinema, England's World Cup victory is celebrated

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 1, 2022
On Tuesday, David Beckham was joined by a surprise guest as he watched England's World Cup victory over Wales in a private cinema room in London. As the game unfolded, the footballer, 47, posted a series of Instagram snaps with legendary scientist Robert Winston. Robert's producer son Ben, a close friend of the footballer, and his closest buddy Dave Gardner were among the group posing for fun snaps together after the Three Lions defeated the Welsh 3-0 in Qatar.