5LI: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 17 Apr 11




5 live Investigates show

Summary: Deaths and illness from carbon monoxide poisoning are being grossly under-estimated we reveal. A charity that promotes the safety of heating systems says in cases of unexplained deaths, scientists are failing to test for signs of carbon monoxide, by doing so lives could be saved. Is the HSE doing enough? Adrian Goldberg also hears from businesses facing massive bills because their energy companies failed to read the meter properly. One company tells us it is facing closure because it says it can't afford the demand that's dropped through the letterbox. And, some nurses are defying their own professional standards when it comes to administering Botox, because patients are not being given a face-to-face consultation with the doctor, but using what's called 'remote prescribing'.