Anna Collinson

London

Senior Reporter at BBC News

Journalist and senior reporter BBC News | Former Newsnight and BBC health Correspondent | ARIAS Podcast of the Year winner. DMs open 📨[email protected]

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Articles

'After five years in jail, they agree I'm innocent but won't pay out'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Anna Collinson |Claire Kendall

Calls to amend payout rules for wrongly convictedAnna Collinson & Claire KendallStephen Fildes / BBCBrian Buckle spent five years in prison for crimes he did not commit"I just burst out crying," says Brian Buckle, recalling the moment he read the rejection letter from the Ministry of Justice after applying for compensation.
'I have to shower at the gym' - disabled people waiting for simple home changes

2 months ago | bbc.com | Adam Eley |Anna Collinson

'I have to shower at the gym' - disabled people waiting for simple home changesAdam Eley & Anna CollinsonBBCSam says she has walked to her gym 150 times in four years just to shower On a cold and wet evening, Sam Lewis walks to her local gym for a shower. It is a painful and slow journey, using a walking stick. The 34-year-old's rheumatoid arthritis means she risks falling when climbing into the bath in her flat.
Treat eating disorders as an emergency, MPs urge

Jan 21, 2025 | msn.com | Anna Collinson |Lorna Acquah

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Treat eating disorders as an emergency, MPs urge

Jan 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | Anna Collinson |Lorna Acquah

Lives are being lost and families torn apart because of "woefully inadequate care" for people with eating disorders, according to a group of MPs.The "alarming" rise in disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, over the past decade, has now become an "emergency", the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eating Disorders says in a report. And greater awareness about different types of eating disorders and how they affect males and females of all ages and ethnicities is urgently needed.
'Baffling' abuse teaching is failing social workers

Aug 27, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anna Collinson |Claire Kendall

“I remember having a one-hour lecture on domestic abuse, I had pretty much no mention of coercive control during my training,” says social worker Cintia. “It didn’t prepare us for what was coming. You feel like you're thrown into the deep end.”After five years in the job, she estimates about 90% of her caseload is linked to psychological and controlling abuse, yet her university course barely mentioned it. Coercive and controlling behaviour (CCB) has been a criminal offence in the UK since 2015.
Primodos victims 'airbrushed' from financial help

Feb 7, 2024 | news.zordo.in | Anna Collinson |Sophie Hutchinson

Image caption, Marie Lyon was prescribed Primodos and believes her daughter's physical disabilities are linked to the drugBy Anna Collinson and Sophie HutchinsonBBC NewsFamilies who say their children were harmed by a hormonal pregnancy test feel they have been "airbrushed" from a scheme proposing financial help. Primodos was given to more than a million women in the UK in the 1960s and 70s.
Primodos victims 'airbrushed' from financial help

Feb 7, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Anna Collinson |Sophie Hutchinson

Families who say their children were harmed by a hormonal pregnancy test feel they have been "airbrushed" from a scheme proposing financial help. Primodos was given to more than a million women in the UK in the 1960s and 70s. The scheme by the Patient Safety Commissioner recommends urgent monetary support for patients damaged by an epilepsy drug and pelvic mesh implants. The Commissioner is urging ministers to support Primodos families.
Police videos reveal grooming fantasist Eleanor Williams' deceit

Jan 17, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Anna Collinson

A serial fantasist's lies that she was groomed by an Asian gang are set out in 50 hours of police videos. The footage, shared exclusively with the BBC, tracks Eleanor Williams' deceit as it becomes more elaborate over a three-year period. One video shows her with self-inflicted facial wounds while acting drugged. Williams, 23, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Darlington man with MS suffering through lack of carers

Dec 13, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Anna Collinson |Claire Kendall

The shortage of carers working in people's homes has more than doubled in the past decade, yet in recent announcements the government has made no mention of tackling the problem. The BBC has spent six months with a man and his family to see how the system is failing them. Duncan Taylor's flat is his world. His days are dictated by a routine of regular medication, washing and eating. Much of his time is spent in dark rooms because he can't bear bright light.
Mother covers 144 hours of care a week for disabled son

Dec 13, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Anna Collinson |Claire Kendall

A Wiltshire mother who has to cover 144 hours of care for her disabled son each week, says the sector is in crisis. Staff shortages of home carers have more than doubled in the past decade, with untrained family members regularly forced to fill the gap. Leading disability charity Sense is warning the unmet need is leaving the system on a "cliff edge". For six months, BBC News has seen the system through the eyes of a family who are desperate for more carers .