Oldham NHS nurse forced to spend £12k to return from India
Nandhini Kuppuswamy, a nurse at Butler Green Primary Care Network in Chadderton, Oldham, travelled to India for private lupus treatment unavailable on the NHS. She and her family were stranded in Dubai when Iran conflict escalated and flights were cancelled. After three weeks of disruption, they secured flights home costing nearly £12,000, which their travel insurance did not cover as it was conflict-related. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to raise £4,500 to help with these unexpected costs.