2023
May
Surgery International - New specialist hand unit opens in Malawi
April
Swansea Bay University Health Board - Hand surgeons applaud Swansea venue
March
Peterborough Telegraph - Peterborough City Hospital surgeon leads team treating trauma patients in Africa
Dunfermline Press - Sheds Hairdressing owner featured in hand surgery book
2020
March
Shropshire Star - Don't burden NHS with dangerous lockdown DIY and gardening, say surgeons
Yorkshire Press - Don't burden NHS with dangerous lockdown DIY and gardening, say surgeons
Harrow Times - Don't burden NHS with dangerous lockdown DIY and gardening, say surgeons
2019
November
The Guardian - NHS surgeons say fireworks should carry graphic warnings
Mail Online - Leading surgeons call for fireworks to be sold in cigarette-style packaging with graphic images of life-changing burns and injuries
August
The Times - Knife crime scourge leaves lasting scars
Royal Horticultural Society - BSSH ex-President Grey Giddins features on podcast discussing prevention of hand-related gardening injuries
July
Farmers Guardian - Farm Safety Week: Looking after your hands around the farm
May
Express Online - Dog owner WARNING: Collars and leads risk SERIOUS hand injuries for walkers, surgeons say
Sun Online - DOGGY DAY SCARE Thousands of dog owners suffer horrific hand injuries because they’re holding leads wrong – here’s the RIGHT way
Mirror Online - Are you holding your dog's lead wrong? You could be about to seriously injure yourself
Independent - Dog owners at risk of serious hand injuries caused by collars and leads, surgeons warn
Huffington Post - Dog Walkers Could Be Risking 'Serious Injuries' By Misusing Leads And Collars
February
National Health Executive - Focusing on hand injury prevention would ensure vital benefits for the public and the NHS
Sunday Express: S Magazine - A helping hand
January
Guardian Society - "A patient's thumb has been nearly amputated in a machete attack" - a hand trauma surgeon reflects on people drilling through hands, falling through glass windows and more
2018
November
Daily Mail & Mail Online - ME AND MY OPERATION: Surgery for arthritis has left me the strongest I've been in my life
Healthcare Leader - The vital and varied roles of hand specialists
Mature Times - Six common myths about arthritis
Independent - Bonfire Night 2018: Fireworks should show graphic pictures of injuries
Mail Online, ITV News, Shropshire Star, Express - Call for graphic warnings on firework packaging
Manchester Evening News - Doctors say firework packaging should show graphic warnings
Heart Yorkshire - Interview with BSSH member Meg Birks (link not available)
Yahoo, The Guardian - Plastic Surgeons call for cigarette-style warnings on fireworks
BBC - Interview with BSSH member Chris Little (link not available)
BBC Wales - Interview with BSSH president David Shewring (link not available)
BBC Online - Firework packaging should show graphic injuries, doctors say
Metro - Fireworks should 'carry graphic warnings on packet' as injuries double
The Times - It's time to rein in fireworks
The British Medical Journal - Don't blacklist surgery for common hand conditions, says royal college
October
The Express - Arthritis: Five common myths surrounding rheumatoid and osteoarthritis dispelled
Healthcare Leader - Women leaders in healthcare: plastic surgeon Ruth Lester
August
Mail Online - Dairy farmer who accidentally stuck her hand into a milk bottling machine and had her thumb chopped off is 'thrilled' as surgeons replace the digit with her ring finger
Derby Telegraph - Woman loses ring finger in horrific accident trying to save 10p
Mail Online - Former chef, 41, reveals MIRROR therapy has helped her overcome the crippling pain she experiences after breaking her wrist in a serving hatch
July
South London Press - World Class Pianist back - better than ever
Irish Independent - Top surgeon on why farm injuries often happen during farmers' most regular tasks
Yellow Wellies (Farm safety website) - What good lookes line: BSSH lends a hand
Agriland - Common hand injuries on the farm and how to avoid them
Farm Business, Agronamist and Arable Farmer - Timely Advice for Farm Safety Week
Positive News - Two years on from Nice terror attack, survivor celebrates his recovery - and marriage
June
Personnel Today - OH practitioners question NHS England plan to limit range of surgical procedures
BBC News - NHS to stop 'ineffective' treatments
May
British Medical Journal - David Shewring: End compliance mindset to assist recovery
Derby Telegraph - Derby hand surgeon fears DIY-ers will lose fingers this bank holiday weekend
Oxford Mail, This is Oxfordshire - Emergency departments brace for Bank Holiday DIY injuries
BBC News - Bank holiday warning over gardening and DIY accidents