{"id":341572,"date":"2026-05-07T21:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nhs-staff-claim-chemotherapy-drugs-could-have-exposed-them-to-harm\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:00:10","slug":"nhs-staff-claim-chemotherapy-drugs-could-have-exposed-them-to-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nhs-staff-claim-chemotherapy-drugs-could-have-exposed-them-to-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS staff claim chemotherapy drugs could have exposed them to harm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/x-1xjROBwks\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"NHS staff claim chemotherapy drugs could have exposed them to harm\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x-1xjROBwks\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Miscarriages, hair loss and skin conditions &#8211; just some of the symptoms that nurses told this programme they&#8217;ve experienced after handling hazardous medicines such as chemotherapy drugs. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 News, alongside the Independent, can reveal that a lack of clear guidance, risk assessment and enforcement is putting health care workers at risk. <\/p>\n<p>Campaigners say cost-cutting by hospitals means some staff are not being properly protected. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miscarriages, hair loss and skin conditions &#8211; just some of the symptoms that nurses told this programme they&#8217;ve experienced after handling hazardous medicines such as chemotherapy drugs. 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