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£140k fine for Priory over suicide linked to 'unsafe practices'

  A South London hospital has been fined £140,000 after an investigation found it failed to ensure the safety of a 21-year-old woman who took her own life ten years ago. Francesca Whyatt, of Knutsford in Cheshire, was a patient on The Priory...

Beach trampoline operator jailed after child's death in explosion

  The owner of an inflatable trampoline, which burst killing a three-year-old girl after throwing her 40ft in the air, was jailed for six months for health and safety offences. According to witnesses, Ava-May Littleboy was thrown “the height of...

NHS midwife sacked for claiming terrorists could poison baby milk

  A midwife who told a patient she was encouraging to breastfeed that terrorists could contaminate milk formula to "kill the babies" has been struck off. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel meeting in Cardiff found that the...

Appendix patient wins £130k settlement from Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital trust

  A hospital patient has won a £130,000 settlement after a failed appendix operation. The man has developed lifelong bowel issues since the botched 2018 surgery at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The patient said the settlement was a relief, but he...

Former directors of trampoline park admit health and safety offences

  Two former directors of a popular trampoline and adventure park pleaded guilty to health and safety offences after scores of visitors were “injured on a daily basis” with 11 sustained fractured spines. Former directors of Flip Out,...

Better support for women who lose babies before 24 weeks announced

  Women who lose babies during pregnancy have been promised better support, including improvements in how remains are collected and stored, following an independent review of the care in England. The government is also to introduce a voluntary...

Patient saw eight GPs before cancer diagnosed.

  Patients are at risk of having serious health conditions missed because of a lack of continuity of care provided by GPs, the NHS safety watchdog says. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body said providing continuity of care should be in the...

Health experts call on next government to declare NHS a national emergency

  The  NHS  is in such a terrible state that the next government should declare it a national emergency, health experts are warning, as figures reveal that record numbers of cancer patients are being denied treatment within target deadlines. ...

Hospital neglect contributed to baby's death after failure to give routine vitamin

  A coroner has ruled that there was "gross failure in medical care amounting to neglect" in the death of a baby who was not given a routine vitamin after birth. William Moris-Patto was born at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, in July...

Bradford care home 'not safe, clean place' health and care regulator says

  A Bradford care home has been put into special measures after inspectors found it was not "a safe, clean place" for residents to live. Rose Cottage, which cares for 14 people, some with dementia, was rated inadequate by health and care...

Carpenter died after doctor 'thought tumour was a computer error'

  A self-employed carpenter died after hospital doctors thought his sickness and headaches caused by a tumour were due to appendicitis and that a scan revealing an anomaly in his brain was a computer error. Joshua Warner, ,25,  experienced ...

Surgeon warned about life-changing injuries can continue working

  A Norfolk surgeon who left two patients with life-changing injuries has received a formal warning by a disciplinary panel. Camilo Valero Valdivieso was found guilty of "serious misconduct" by an independent medical panel after two...

Nottingham University Hospitals Trust failed to send patient 400,000 letters

  An NHS hospital trust in Nottingham failed to send more than 400,000 digital letters and documents to GPs and patients. The trust says a full investigation took place in 2017 and found no significant harm to patients but it has now said it will...

Professional body finds Kettering General Hospital nurse guilty of misconduct

  A nurse at one of the country's worst rated children's wards has been found guilty of misconduct concerning her treatment of a vulnerable toddler. The child, Jorgie Stanton-Watts, 23 months, died from dehydration and sepsis after a series of...

Sheffield man died after hospital missed cancer, inquest hears

​ A man died after hospital staff missed "multiple chances" to detect his cancer, an inquest has heard. Paul Johnson's illness went undiagnosed for two years after a scan at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital first detected a...

Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust prosecuted after three patients died.

  A mental health trust is to be prosecuted by the health and care regulator after three patients died in its care. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is bringing charges against the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS Trust. It is thought the...

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust: Babies put 'at risk'

  Mothers and their babies were put "at risk" due to problematic staffing levels at a hospital trust, the health and care regulator found. Unannounced inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found several areas of concern at...

Baby Jasper Brooks died due to 'neglect' at hospital, coroner rules

  Neglect contributed to a baby's death at the hospital where he was born, a coroner has ruled. The coroner found gross failures by midwives and consultants at Darent Valley Hospital, Kent, where Jasper Brooks was born on 15 April 2021 and said...

Poor diabetes care linked to excess deaths

  There is growing concern for people living with diabetes after a major charity report said that delayed routine health checks may have contributed to 7,000 more deaths than usual in England last year. The routine checks help cut the risk of serious...

Bradford man died of cardiac arrest after ambulance delay

  A man died after waiting 47 minutes at his Bradford home for an ambulance after a heart attack. Paul Dawson, 62, fell ill in the early hours of 3 April this year. His wife called 999 four times before paramedics arrived, by which time he was in...

More inquests open into deaths of patients of breast surgeon Ian Paterson

  Inquests into the deaths of a further 10 patients of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson have been opened and adjourned. Paterson is currently serving a 20-year sentence after he carried out unnecessary or unapproved procedures on more than 1,000...

Out-of-area patient with autism died in 'cry for help', inquest jury finds

  A young woman patient, who was living with autism, died after opportunities were missed to place her in a psychiatric hospital closer to her home, an inquest jury has found. Lauren Bridges, 20, from Bournemouth, who had previously begged to be...

Northumberland health and social care bodies "failed" man who died

  A vulnerable man who died after discharging himself from hospital was let down by "significant failings" in his care, an investigation has found. The man, known as Mr B, suffered from heart issues and seizures and was found dead at his...

Parliamentary vote will accelerate compensation for infected blood victims

  Victims of the NHS infected blood scandal will get compensation faster following a parliamentary vote which was the first commons defeat for prime minister, Rishi Sunak. The vote was passed by 246 votes to 242 after 22 Conservatives rebelled. The...

Kettering General Hospital chief apologises over children's care

  A chief executive whose hospital has been accused of failing children has admitted it has not always "got it right" and apologised at a public meeting. Health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned Kettering...

Leeds hospital trust apologises after rapper MF Doom died in its care

  An NHS trust has apologised for the substandard care given to underground rap icon MF Doom, 49, who died while having hospital treatment. The artist behind songs including Accordion and That’s That , whose real name was Dumile Daniel...

Lancashire hospital negligence caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules

  An 11-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after birth because of negligence by hospital midwives who then fabricated notes, a high court judge has ruled. Jayden Astley now suffers from deafness, motor impairments, cognitive difficulties and...

Police announce criminal inquiry into Nottingham maternity deaths

  A police investigation is being launched into failings that led to dozens of baby deaths and injuries at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. The trust’s maternity units are already being examined in a review by senior midwife,...

Student rugby player's death 'contributed to by hospital neglect'

  The inquest into the death of a student rugby player has ruled that hospital neglect contributed to her death. Maddy Lawrence, 20, died from an infection at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, in March 2022, a fortnight after she dislocated her hip during...

Police investigate possible corporate manslaughter at Letby hospital

  Police are investigating possible corporate manslaughter at the hospital where serial killer Lucy Letby worked. The former nurse, 33, was jailed in August for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the Countess of Chester...

Delays for heart patients at Swansea emergency department

  Patients with heart attack symptoms are not being seen quickly enough at a Swansea emergency department, a report has found. Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has reported 25 areas where improvements were necessary at Morriston Hospital. Delays...

Danger signs missed missed by agencies and police in teenage boys suicide inquest rules.

  Inadequate responses from agencies, the Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police may have contributed to a teenage boy's suicide, an inquest jury found. Samuel Howes, 17, from Purley, southeast London, died on a railway in Croydon in...

Surgeon harmed 20 patients with 'unacceptable' conduct, report finds

  A leading spinal surgeon’s botched operations left patients with serious blood loss, long-term pain and mobility problems, a damning report has revealed. The report found that John Bradley Williamson’s “unacceptable and...

Hospital trust computer error lost 24,000 patient letters

  A hospital trust failed to send out 24,000 letters from senior doctors to patients and their GPs after they became lost in a new computer system. Newcastle Hospitals warned the problem, dating back to 2018, is significant. The BBC said that it was...

Multiple agency failures contributed to teen's death, coroner rules

  A teenager who died after an attempt to end their life in hospital while waiting for a mental health bed was repeatedly failed, a coroner concluded. Madeleine Savory, 15, died at Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, in February 2022 and the coroner said...

Critical report issued following 'serious concerns' after Betsi Cadwaladr patient death

  A critical report has been issued to a health board amid concerns it did not address failings after a patient died. North Wales coroner, Kate Sutherland, issued a prevention of future deaths notice to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board ahead...

Care home manager Caroline Taylforth to pay £55k over resident deaths

  The former manager of a care home has been ordered to pay more than £55,000 after the deaths of two residents. One patient, Patricia Sutton, 77, died after choking at Rossendale Nursing Home in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, in November 2019 and...

Police investigate possible corporate manslaughter at Letby hospital

  Police are investigating possible corporate manslaughter at the hospital where serial killer Lucy Letby worked. The former nurse, 33, was jailed in August for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the Countess of Chester...

Inquiry into Lucy Letby killings will have power to force witnesses to give evidence

  Witnesses will be forced to give evidence at the inquiry into how  Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies, the health secretary has announced, in a move demanded by victims’ families. Health secretary, Steve Barclay, announced the...

Gym and leisure chain fined £2.5m over death of three-year-old boy in Leeds.

  One of Britain’s biggest gym and leisure chains has been fined more than £2.5m after a three-year-old boy drowned in one of its swimming pools. David Lloyd Leisure was fined at  Leeds  Crown Court after the company pleaded...

Crisis in NHS maternity units revealed as 21 rated 'substandard'.

  Nearly half of all NHS hospital maternity services visited by a national inspection programme have been rated as substandard by health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC, which regulates health and care providers in...

Company fined for health and safety failings that led to worker's death

  A construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after a worker died after falling from a stepladder and being impaled on metal piping.  Linbrooke Services Limited, Sheffield, was also ordered to pay the dead...

Farnborough care agency rated inadequate.

A domiciliary care agency described as "atrocious" by one care user's relative has been rated inadequate by health and care regulator inspectors. The agency, 42 Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire provides care calls or 24-hour live-in care...

Birmingham stabbings killer released from prison unsupervised.

  A mentally ill man who went on a fatal stabbing spree in Birmingham had been released from prison unsupervised, a review found. Paranoid schizophrenic, Zephaniah McLeod, killed Jacob Billington, 23, and hurt seven others in five separate attacks. ...

New figures claimed to show large rise in people dying on NHS waiting list

More than 120,000 people in England are estimated to have died last year while on the NHS waiting list for hospital treatment, according to figures obtained by the Labour Party. If the figure is correct, it represents a record high number for such deaths...

Paediatrician who raised alarm over Letby joins BMA in calling for regulation of NHS executives

  Paediatrician who first raised the alarm about neonatal nurse Lucy Letby , who killed seven babies in her care, has joined calls for NHS Trust executives to be regulated in the same way as doctors. Lead paediatrician at The Countess of Chester...

Baby died after mum waited to see doctor, inquest told

  A one-day old baby died from pneumonia after his mother waited three days to be seen by an obstetrician after her waters broke, a coroner said. Aayam Chongbang was delivered by Caesarean at Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent on 2 August, 2022, but died...

Care home for people with autism or learning difficulties put in special measures after CQC report

  A care home catering for autistic people and those with learning disabilities has been put in special measures. The decision came after the People in Action, 132 Manor Court Road home, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, had an unannounced inspection from...

Baby heart death parents left waiting 14 months for answers

  Grieving parents have been left waiting more than 14 months for answers about why their 12-day-old son died. Elijah Edwards was born at Merthyr Tydfil's Prince Charles Hospital on 25 February 2022 and died after being diagnosed with enterovirus...

East Kent NHS criticised over new mother herpes deaths

A coroner has criticised an NHS trust after the deaths of two mothers from herpes and said that, in one case, antiviral drugs should have been given sooner. Kim Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy, 32, died six weeks apart in 2018 after having Caesarean...

Government gives Essex mental health deaths inquiry legal powers

An inquiry investigating deaths of mental health patients in Essex has been given extra powers, in a victory for campaigners. Health secretary, Steve Barclay, said that the inquiry will be placed on a statutory footing which means it will be able to force...

Legal claims mount over surgeon struck off earlier this year

  Former patients of a surgeon who has been struck off say their lives have been ruined by his misconduct. The number of people harmed by Jeremy Parker, who is understood to have retired, is unknown but at least 123 are taking legal action. Mr...

Young mother's treatment delay contributed to her death after 'catastrophic' labour, coroner rules

  A coroner said a ‘delay’ in treatment of a teenager who died following a ‘catastrophic’ labour contributed to her death. Teegan Barnard, 17, suffered a cardiac arrest two hours after her healthy baby boy, Parker, was born at...

Maternity services at York and Scarborough hospitals rated inadequate

  Maternity services at two North Yorkshire hospitals in have been rated inadequate by the health and care regulator. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said it was concerned "people couldn't access services" at York and Scarborough...

Neonatal nurse Lucy Letby sentenced to whole-life term

  Neonatal nurse, Lucy Letby, will never be released from prison after being given a whole-life jail tariff for the murder of seven babies in her care. Letby, 33, who committed the crimes at Countess of Chester Hospital was also convicted at...

Brain operation patients at NHS trust suffered unnecessarily, report

  Patients who underwent brain operations at a West Midlands NHS trust suffered unnecessarily because of poor surgical outcomes, a report has found. More than 150 deep brain stimulation surgery cases at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) trust are...

NHS fails to treat 250,000 children with mental health problems

  A quarter of a million children in the UK with mental health problems have been denied help by the  NHS  as it struggles to manage surging caseloads against a backdrop of a child mental health crisis. Some NHS trusts are failing to offer...

Inquest told stranger's details used in care plan at Norfolk care home.

  Details of the wrong person were copied into a woman's care plan by care home staff in the weeks before she died, an inquest heard. Janice Hopper, 74, was taken to hospital from Windmill House, Wymondham, Norfolk in January 2022 after she...

Patient died after failure to provide routine medication.

  An elderly woman who survived Covid, died after her routine medication was not restarted, a coroner has heard. Nora Foulkes, 87, suffered from hypothyroidism, but her routine treatment was stopped when she contracted Covid in December 2020. She...

Patient died after failure to provide routine medication.

  An elderly woman who survived Covid, died after her routine medication was not restarted, a coroner has heard. Nora Foulkes, 87, suffered from hypothyroidism, but her routine treatment was stopped when she contracted Covid in December 2020. She...

Hundreds recalled over shoulder op concerns at Walsall hospital

  Up to 600 patients are being recalled by a hospital after concerns were raised about shoulder operations. Some patients say that they have lost the use of their arm after surgery at Walsall Manor Hospital carried out by orthopedic surgeon, Mian...

Grandmother died after assault by violent dementia patient

  THE family of an 89-year-old grandmother who died after being assaulted by a violent dementia patient at Ipswich Hospital is considering campaigning for a law in her memory after highlighting concerns about the care she received. Jay Moss, grandson...

Nottingham maternity review to become UK's largest

  A review into failings in maternity care in hospitals in Nottingham will be the largest ever carried out in the UK. Chair of the inquiry, Donna Ockenden, said that 1,700 families' cases would be examined. Donna Ockenden was in charge of the ...

Woman with terminal cancer blames NHS delays

  A woman with fast-growing, stage-four breast cancer says the NHS has let her down, with delays at every stage of her treatment. Caroline Boulton, 56, had several appointments for a mammogram, which checks for early signs of cancer, cancelled because...

Bereaved families angry as The Elms care home set to close​.

  The bereaved families of four care home residents are "angry" after health and care inspectors found it to be "not safe." George Lowlett, Margaret Canham, David Poole, and Joyce Parrott, who all lived at The Elms, Whittlesey,...

UK's public services were 'depleted' when Covid hit, experts tell Covid inquiry.

  ​ The UK entered the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 with public services "depleted" and health inequalities increasing, the Covid inquiry has heard. A decade of austerity before the start of the pandemic meant health in the UK was...

Priory patient killed herself after family unaware she had been discharged.

  A businesswoman took her own life days after discharging herself from a flagship clinic run by mental healthcare company, The Priory Group, without her friends or family being informed. Staff at the clinic also waited ten days before attempting to...

Young mother died after breathing tube wrongly positioned.

  A young mother died after a breathing tube was put into her food pipe, even though staff warned that it was inserted incorrectly, an inquest heard. Emma Currell, 32, had just received dialysis and was heading home to Hatfield, Hertfordshire, in an...

Compensation award after Covid vaccine death.

  A woman whose partner died after having an AstraZeneca jab became the first person to receive compensation after a Covid vaccine death. Vikki Spit's former rock singer fiancé, Zion Lord, 48, of Alston, Cumbria, fell ill eight days after...

York woman receives compensation after losing most of her front teeth

  A WOMAN who was left with ‘almost no front teeth’ following treatment by a York dentist has received £25,000 in an out-court-settlement. Audra Weston, a 55-year-old cleaner from York, was a long-term patient with Dr Jonathan...

NHS Trust apologises after vulnerable woman dies

  A hospital trust has apologised after a vulnerable woman admitted to a mental health unit took her own life. Emily Caldicott, 25, was admitted to hospital in Worcester on 19 March 2020 after an overdose and was found unresponsive in her room two...

York care home failed to meet standards for eighth time.

  The health and care regulator has said that a York care home for the elderly "requires improvement" after it fell below the required standards for the eighth time in succession. Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors visited The Lodge,...

Four guilty of ill-treating hospital patients at secure hospital Whorlton Hall.

  Four carers have been found guilty of ill-treating patients at a secure hospital, following a BBC Panorama investigation. Nine former staff at Whorlton Hall, near Barnard Castle, County Durham, had faced a total of 27 charges. Five of those on trial...

Worst NHS staffing crisis in its history is putting patients at serious risk, MPs warn

  The NHS is facing “the greatest workforce crisis” in its history, which is putting patients at serious risk of harm, an influential group of MPs has warned. A report by the the cross-party Commons Health and Social Care Select...

Harrogate Hospital maternity service 'requires improvement', health regulator says

  Maternity services at Harrogate District Hospital have been rated as "requiring improvement" by the health and care regulator. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found there was no clear system in place to identify risks to people in the...

Birmingham NHS trust fined over deaf patient consent failings

  An NHS trust has been fined £8,000 for failing to obtain consent from a deaf man, or his family, for hospital procedures. Health and care regulator, The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued two fixed penalty notices to University Hospitals...

Midwife reported to nursing regulator over baby's death

  An agency midwife has been reported to the nursing regulator after a coroner raised concerns about a baby's death. The baby, Raniya Khan, died in May 2020, 19 days after she was born at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. Senior Berkshire...

Breathing tube error contributed to death of UK's first known child Covid victim, coroner rules

  A misplaced breathing tube contributed to the death of a teenage boy who became the UK's first known child victim of COVID, a coroner has found. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, 13, of Brixton, southwest London, died of acute respiratory distress...

More than 500 deaths in England last year after long ambulance wait

  More than 500 seriously ill patients died in 2022 before they could get hospital treatment after the ambulance they requested took up to 15 hours to reach them, a Guardian newspaper investigation has revealed. The fatalities included people who had...

Immediate interim payments should be made to more victims of the infected blood scandal, inquiry chairman says

  The parents, children, siblings and friends of thousands of people infected with HIV and hepatitis in the contaminated blood scandal should be eligible for compensation, an inquiry has ruled, with the payout likely to be the one of the largest in...

Care errors at mental health unit led to young man's death, inquest rules

  Inadequate communication, care and record keeping contributed to the death of a young man who absconded from a mental health unit, an inquest jury at Essex Coroner's Court concluded. Jayden Booroff, 23, fled Finchingfield Ward at The Linden...

Mental health patient died of heroin overdose due to NHS trust neglect, inquest finds

  A patient in a secure mental health unit died after another patient injected him with heroin smuggled in after staff failed to identify the risk he posed, an inquest ruled. Desmond Maddix, 36, died on 1 July 2017 after the other patient smuggled 10...

Coroner raises role of ambulance delays in Cornwall deaths with Government

​ Ambulance delays in Cornwall "significantly reduced" the chances of a man surviving a stroke, an inquest heard. Tony Reedman, 54, died four days after suffering a stroke while on holiday in Cornwall in June 2021. The inquest heard he...

Leytonstone Hospital failings led to man's death before wedding

​ A man died days before his wedding due to serious failings at a hospital in North East London, an ombudsman ruled. The parliamentary and health service ombudsman (PHSO) said  the death of Andy Shewan's, 75, was "avoidable" and he...

Maternity concerns at 'baby deaths' East Kent hospitals NHS trust.

  Hospital inspectors have raised concerns about the safety of maternity care at an NHS trust where dozens of babies died unnecessarily. Health and care regulator, The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is threatening East Kent Hospitals trust with...

Diabetic Yorkshire aristocrat died after being prescribed too much insulin in hospital

  Simon Howard, scion of the aristocratic Howard family, which has lived at Castle Howard, near York, for 300 years, died after being given too much insulin while being treated in York Hospital, an inquest has ruled. Younger son of the late Baron...

Managers jailed after food waste workers drowned in pig feed

  The managers of a food waste plant where two members of staff drowned in a tanker of pig feed have been jailed and the company fined £2m. Nathan Walker, 19, died after falling into the tanker while cleaning it at Greenfeeds Ltd, Normanton,...

Covid clinical negligence collaboration reaps rewards for NHS and patients

  A collaborative approach agreed between three professional bodies in designing and operating the Covid-19 Clinical Negligence Claims Protocol has created savings benefiting the NHS and patients. The innovative approach agreed between NHS Resolution,...

Eighteen patient deaths after Tees health trusts' safety lapses.

  Eighteen people died at two Teesside hospital trusts following patient safety lapses during just 12 months. Sixteen deaths were recorded at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and two at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The NHS...

Maternity scandal trust pays out over boy's brain injury

  A health has accepted responsibility for a boy's brain injury after he contracted an infection following his birth. Adam Cheshire, 11, contracted a Group B Strep (GBS) infection at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, in 2011. A High Court judge approved...

Boy, 17, found dead after seeking mental health help 'had not seen GP in person'.

  A coroner has expressed concern at the difficulty of getting face-to-face appointments with GPs and other health professionals after a teenage boy suffering from mental health problems was found dead. Sean Mark, 17, who described himself as an...

Charity report catalogues racism in maternity departments

  Black and Asian women are being harmed as a result of racial discrimination in UK maternity care, according to the finds of an inquiry. The 12-month investigation into "racial injustice" was conducted by the charity Birthrights. Women...

0ne in five UK NHS trusts get 'red' baby death rating, report says

  An audit has revealed that the mortality rate in the UK for women during pregnancy, or within a year of giving birth, is more than 5% above the average recorded in other countries. A national audit revealed that 23 were given the rating for 2020,...

Almost 6,000 people harmed by prescription errors in NHS last year

  A pregnant woman who died after being given the wrong dosage of drugs was one of almost 6,000 people harmed, and 29 killed, following prescription errors in the NHS in England last year. Figures from NHS England show that 98 hospital trusts...

Widow wants answers about infection after husband's death following double transplant.

  A widow whose husband contracted an infection following a ‘world-first’ heart-lung transplant said she wants answers from the hospital that cared for him. Aaron Green, of Arundel, West Sussex, had the pioneering surgery at Royal Papworth...

York dentist and Fresh Dental Smiles face hygiene allegations

  A YORK dentist is working under supervision while her professional body investigates “serious and wide-ranging concerns” about her and her practice. The investigation followed a whistleblower making a series of claims about Dr Jenny...

Scandal-hit Southern Health trust must improve, inspectors say.

  A scandal-hit NHS trust where staff felt pressure to admit patients on to wards when it was unsafe, must improve, health and care regulator inspectors have said. Too few staff in some areas at Southern Health led to "low morale" and meant...

University Health Board introduces urgent measures after more concerns about vascular services

  Urgent measures have been taken to address more concerns about vascular services in north Wales. Issues have been reported since Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board centralised the service at Glan Clwyd Hospital, Denbighshire in 2019. After two...

York dentist and Fresh Dental Smiles face hygiene allegations

  A YORK dentist is working under supervision while her professional body investigates “serious and wide-ranging concerns” about her and her practice. The investigation followed a whistleblower making a series of claims about Dr Jenny...

Heart attack man, 68, died after ambulance service failed to respond.

  Ambulance bosses have apologised to the family of a man who died after he had a heart attack but no ambulance responded to take him to hospital. Martin Clark, 68, started suffering with chest pains at his home in East Sussex on 18 November 2022...

89-year-old man taken to hospital strapped to a plank in the back of a van because of ambulance shortage.

  An 89-year-old man with a broken hip and shoulder and a cut head had to be taken to hospital strapped to a plank in the back of a van because there were no ambulances available. His family said that Melvyn Ryan, whose wife, Maureen, died of Covid in...

Lancashire care home left residents at risk, report finds

           A previously outstanding care home has been ordered to improve after inspectors found residents were left at risk from unsafe care. Lancashire care home, EachStep Blackburn, was inspected by health and care...

GP suspended for 2 months for serious misconduct.

A GP who ran an online gender identity clinic was suspended from the UK medical register for two months after a tribunal found her guilty of serious misconduct in the care of three young patients transitioning from female to male. The medical practitioners...

Welsh health board pays compensation after C-section delay

      A baby was left "severely disabled" after a delay during his delivery by Caesarean section, a High Court judge has been told. Betsi Cadwaladr health board will pay £4m in compensation after a negligence claim was...

Retail giants fined after safety breaches that led to boy's death

  Topshop and its former owner Arcadia have been fined hundreds of thousands of pounds for health and safety failings after a schoolboy died in an accident at one of their stores. Although Arcadia was fined just £650,000, the company could...

Report finds estimated 1,820 infected blood deaths.

  An estimated 1,820 people died in the UK after being given contaminated blood transfusions between 1970 and 1991, a report has found. The authors calculated that at least 26,800 people were probably infected with hepatitis C after being given the...

NHS could face biggest maternity scandal as Nottingham inquiry expected to exceed 1,500 cases

    The NHS could be facing its largest-ever maternity scandal as the review into services at Nottingham University Hospitals Foundation Trust (NUH) is now expected to involve more than 1,500 cases, The investigation started in 2020, after The...

Student 'likely to have lived' if seen in-person by GP, coroner rules

  A law student who died after four remote GP appointments was likely to have lived if he had been seen face-to-face, a coroner has ruled. David Nash died in November 2020 after developing mastoiditis in his ear, which caused an abscess on his brain. ...

Families accept damages over Nottingham NHS endoscopy deaths

The families of three patients who died after having the same specialised endoscopy procedure have accepted damages from an NHS trust. The patients all died after having an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) carried out at Nottingham...

Nature of secondary psychiatric shock in medical negligence cases maybe considered by the Supreme Court

Relatives of a woman who collapsed and died some time after doctors failed to diagnose her heart condition have been suggested to take their secondary victim psychiatric injury claim to the Supreme Court. The suggestion came from Master of The Rolls, Sir...

Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust fined £1.3m after admitting failures contributed to patients deaths

  A hospital trust has been fined more than £1.3m after admitting failures in care that contributed to the deaths of two patients. Mohammed Ismael Zaman, 31, died of severe blood loss while undergoing dialysis at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in...

Teenage girl's death from leukaemia highlights national shortage of haematologists, inquest told.

  A coroner has called for action to resolve a national shortage of haematologists after a teenage girl’s death from leukaemia. Katie Wilkins, 14, died after failures in her treatment at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool. She had...

Dying patients living longer than expected lose NHS funds.

  More than 1,300 patients a year are having NHS funding for their palliative care withdrawn after living longer than expected, according to analysis by the BBC. Terminally ill, or rapidly declining, patients are given fast-track support, allowing...

Nurse struck off after lies about delegating medication to unqualified staff.

  A nurse who recorded she had given medication to care home residents when she had actually delegated the task to unqualified staff, has been struck off. Adelaide Maloane was working a night shift at Somerleigh Court in Dorchester, Dorset, in August...

Essex NHS Trust maternity failings payouts.

  Mid and South Essex NHS Trust paid £103m in compensation in the past 10 years following failings in its maternity department, according to a Freedom of Information request. The Trust also had the highest number of successful clinical...

Hospital failures led to danger signs in baby Quinn Parker being missed.

  A series of mistakes contributed to the death of a baby two days after being born, an inquest has found . Quinn Parker was delivered by emergency Caesarean section at City Hospital, Nottingham, in July 2021 but he had suffered oxygen starvation in...

Government calls for end to medicine overprescribing.

  Many patients are being prescribed unnecessary and even harmful treatments, a report warns. The review, in England, suggests one-tenth of items dispensed by primary care are inappropriate or could be changed. The government is appointing a...

Outdated hospital oxygen systems a 'risk to patients'.

  Life-saving oxygen is at risk of not getting to patients in hospital because of problems with how it is piped around wards, a safety watchdog is warning. A Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) review said a number of hospitals in England...

Nursery nurse thrown off fair ride agrees compensation.

  A nursery nurse catapulted from a Hull Fair ride has agreed to a "five-figure" payout for the physical and psychological damage the accident caused. Jade Harrison, 24, fell from the Airmaxx 360 ride at Hull Fair on 7 October 2019,...

Urinary Tract Infection testing 'fifty years out of date'.

  A painful infection that mainly affects women is too often dismissed as "women's problems." One in every two women suffers a urinary tract infection (UTI), the second most common infection globally. Among sufferers is Hannah Hanratty,...

Serious clinical errors and stillbirths in South Wales.

  One in three babies stillborn at two hospitals in South Wales may have survived had it not been for serious clinical mistakes, a review has established. The Independent Maternity Oversight Panel found major failings in 21 of 63 cases at two...

Nurse suspended after lying about care.

  A NURSE who lied for five years about her actions in the final days of a well-known York musician was suspended from the nursing register. Susan Nyakwangwa deliberately deceived an inquest, police and care home staff, a nursing professional tribunal...

Family call for better testing after fatal reaction to 'vegan' wrap.

  The family of a woman with a severe dairy allergy who died after eating a “vegan” Pret a Manger wrap contaminated with milk protein claim more people will die unless comprehensive testing throughout the food supply chain and better...

Dying patient should have seen GP.

  NHS officials ruled that a man who died after his ear infection was not diagnosed in GP telephone consultations should have been granted a face-to-face appointment, a BBC Newsnight investigation has found. Leeds man, David Nash, 26, had four remote...

UK has highest lung disease deaths in western Europe, study finds.

  More people die in the UK from serious lung disease than anywhere else in Western Europe, according to a new analysis. In the analysis, new charity Asthma and Lung UK (ALUK) found that 500,000 people died from pneumonia, asthma and other respiratory...

Failings in Sheffield maternity services.

  Mothers and babies are being left at risk by failings at one of England's largest hospital trusts, a report says. Health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), found Sheffield Teaching Hospitals lacked enough properly qualified...

Settlement reached after baby birth injury.

  The family of a baby who suffered injuries during birth at a hospital trust at the centre of a review into maternity services has reached a settlement. The High Court heard there had been an "alleged delay" in the care of the baby's...

Mother wins kidney transplant battle for son.

  A mother has won a legal battle to ensure her teenage son has the right to a potentially life-saving kidney transplant. Ami McLennan, from Lancaster, had argued a transplant was 17-year-old William's only chance, as he would have only 12 months...

Inadequate care firm put clients at risk.

  An inadequate care firm, which looks after people in their own homes, put clients at risk of avoidable harm and failed to obtain required recruitment information for some staff, inspectors found. A report said My Homecare Reading did not run...

Care failings led to suicide.

  An autistic woman took her own life following "systemic failings" in her care, a coroner has concluded. Zoe Zaremba, 25, was found dead near her home after being misdiagnosed with a personality disorder. An inquest in Northallerton heard...

Contaminated blood interim awards.

        Partners, children, siblings and parents of patients infected in the NHS contaminated blood scandal are anxiously waiting to discover if they will be eligible for compensation. Although the government has confirmed...

More work needed to improve city's maternity units, health regulator says.

  More needs to be done to bring maternity units at Nottingham’s two main hospitals up to standard, health regulator inspectors have said. A new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust says that...

Hospital trust neglect contributed to mental health patient's suicide, coroner says​.

  A patient who took his own life on a mental health ward died after "neglect" from a hospital trust, a coroner has said. Mick Woods, 66, of Walton-on-the-Naze, died on Christmas Day in 2020 at the King's Wood Centre, Colchester. Essex...

Infected blood victims set to share compensation.

  More than 4,000 surviving victims of the NHS scandal of giving patients blood contaminated with HIV or hepatitis C should receive provisional compensation of £100,000 each, a judge has said . Infected blood public inquiry chairman, Sir Brian...

HMP Bullingdon failings 'high likely' to have caused prisoner death

  Multiple failings within a prison could have contributed to a man killing himself hours after arriving there, an inquest found. Prisoner Justin Still, 39, was found dead in his cell at HMP Bullingdon near Bicester, Oxfordshire, on 6 April 2019. An...

Care home fined £1.5m after man's choking death.

  A care home provider has been fined £1.5m after a resident choked to death at a West Sussex home. Health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) brought the prosecution against Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, which runs Mill...

Addenbrooke's Hospital breached duty of care with stroke patient, High Court rules.

  A hospital patient would have not suffered a "massive" stroke if she had been given the correct drug to reduce blood clots, a High Court judge has ruled. The High Court found that Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, breached its duty of...

Birmingham hospital faces criminal probe after death of vulnerable man.

  A hospital and one of its managers are facing a criminal investigation into the death of a vulnerable man who absconded by climbing a fence. An inquest concluded failings amounting to neglect contributed to the death of Matthew Caseby in 2020,...

Blackpool Victoria Hospital staff charged over patient mistreatment

  Five healthcare staff have been charged with criminal offences as part of a major investigation into the ill-treatment of hospital patients. Concerns had been raised about the welfare of some patients on the stroke unit at Blackpool Victoria...

Baby died after hospital 'neglect' and 'gross failure' coroner says.

  The death of a baby boy only hours after his mother was turned away from a maternity unit was due to natural causes "contributed to by neglect" and "gross failure", a coroner has ruled. The baby, Archie Batten, died on 1...

AstraZeneca Vaccine death payout claimed to be inadequate as cost of living spirals

  A woman whose partner died after having an AstraZeneca jab has become the first person to receive compensation following a Covid vaccine death. Vikki Spit's former rock singer fiancé Zion, 48, of Alston, Cumbria, fell ill eight days after...

Bristol NHS Trust finds 200 patients harmed by mesh bowel surgery

  More than 200 hospital patients underwent mesh bowel operations they might not have needed, a review has found. Most of the surgery intended to fix prolapsed bowels was carried out by surgeon Tony Dixon, who was dismissed in 2019. One patient,...

Bereaved families in Wales plan legal action on care homes

  A solicitor representing 350 families who lost loved ones to Covid has said it is likely that legal action will be taken against the Welsh government. The announcement follows a High Court ruling that discharging patients to care homes in England...

Mother could have been saved by early cancer diagnosis

  A woman who visited doctors for five years with constant pain was eventually told it was pancreatic cancer and she had only six months to live. After two rounds of chemotherapy, Elaine Hill-Clement, 61, from Cardiff decided to stop treatment and...

Human error a factor in teenager's allergy death.

  A teenager with a severe nut allergy died partly because of human error, a coroner has ruled. Ms Shante Turay-Thomas, 18, from London had a severe reaction to eating a hazelnut. The inquest into her death heard a series of failures meant that an...

Human error a factor in teenager's allergy death.

  A teenager with a severe nut allergy died partly because of human error, a coroner has ruled. Ms Shante Turay-Thomas, 18, from London had a severe reaction to eating a hazelnut. The inquest into her death heard a series of failures meant that an...

Police and ambulance restraint 'failures' contributed to man's death, jury finds

The way that police restrained a man who was ill after taking amphetamines contributed "more than minimally" to his death, an inquest jury found. Leon Briggs, 39, a father of two, died in November 2013 after being detained at Luton police station...

Lincoln County Hospital Trust fined after patient's pipe burns

  A hospital trust has been fined £100,000 after a 91-year-old patient suffered burns on a radiator pipe. The patients, Iris Longmate, was found face down in a room at Lincoln County Hospital and was left pressed up against the hot pipe by staff...

Lives at risk from long ambulance waits, say paramedics.

  Sick people’s lives are being placed at greater risk because patients are facing unacceptably long waits for an ambulance after making a 999 call , according to the professional body for ambulance services, the College of Paramedics. The...

Having Covid-19 may heighten risks of still and premature births.

  Having coronavirus around the time of having a baby may increase the chance of stillbirths or premature births, although the overall risks remain low, according to a large UK study. Scientists say while most pregnancies are not affected, their...

Patient wrongly diagnosed with Crohn's disease had avoidable surgery, ombudsman says.

  A man, who suffered internal bleeding from surgery following an incorrect diagnosis, says he still has nightmares about how he was treated. The public services ombudsman for Wales has said that the surgery was "completely avoidable" and...

Coroner condemns 'woefully inadequate' care for gambling addict

  A coroner has described the information and treatment available for a 24-year-old problem gambler who took his own life in Vietnam as “woefully inadequate.” Yorkshire South West acting coroner, David Urpeth, delivered a narrative verdict...

Somerset care home closes nursing services after regulator rating of 'Inadequate'.

  A care home has closed its nursing services after an inspection by health and care regulators rated it ‘Inadequate.’ The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said Priory Court Nursing Home, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, had not been able to recruit...

Remote GP calls may have contributed to five deaths, says coroner.

  Remote GP appointments may have been a contributing factor in the deaths of five people who were not given face-to-face GP appointments, a coroner has concluded. Senior coroner for Greater Manchester South, Alison Mutch, said important information...

Women 32% more likely to die after operation by male surgeon, study reveals.

  Women operated on by a male surgeon are far more likely to die, experience complications and be readmitted to hospital than when a woman performs the procedure, according to new research. Women are 15% more liable to suffer a bad outcome, and 32%...

Footballer Emiliano Sala died after plane broke up mid-air, inquest rules

  Footballer Emiliano Sala died instantly from "head and trunk injuries" when the plane he was in crashed after breaking up mid-air, an inquest jury has found. The jury also concluded he was likely to have been "deeply unconscious"...

Whistleblower claims maternity services at York hospital trust are unsafe

  Maternity services at York and Scarborough NHS Trust are “so unsafe as to be putting women and babies’ lives in danger every day”, a whistleblower has claimed. Staff shortages have meant that community midwives were working 24-hour...

Transplant surgeon who branded patients' livers struck off medical register.

Transplant surgeon who branded patients’ livers struck off medical register A surgeon who burned his initials on to the livers of two patients during transplant surgery has been struck off the medical register. Simon Bramhall, 57, admitted using an...

Fraudster who preyed on elderly wheelchair bound woman jailed

  An “Evil fraudster” who cheated an elderly woman she was employed to care for out of almost £19,000, has been jailed. Corina Rose Lyons’ crimes forced the seriously ill, wheelchair-bound woman to sell her house, move to...

Children harmed by mental health service failings, regulator says.

  Young people cared for by an NHS mental health service came to harm because of its failings, health and care regulator inspectors said. Care provided by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) was rated "inadequate" by the...

Bereaved left in limbo by serious incident report delays, says mother of man who took his own life.

  The mother of a man who took his own life has said bereaved families are left "in limbo" by a mental health trust's delays in providing serious incident reports. Local health officials have raised concerns about extended delays in...

Coroner criticises care home after man choked to death on marshmallow

  A coroner has criticised a care home over its "significant management failure" after a mentally disabled patient choked to death on a marshmallow. Patrick Casey, 41, from Birmingham, died on April 5 2019 at Barnet Hospital after being...

Mother urges law change so son's stillborn death can be investigated.

  A woman whose son was stillborn wants to change the law so an inquest can investigate how he died. Katie Wood's son Oscar was stillborn on 29 March 2015, but the law in England and Wales, does not allow inquests for stillborn babies. The...

Former Drayton Manor operator fined £1m after schoolgirl's ride death.

  The former theme park operator has been fined £1m after a girl died on a ride but the penalty will never be paid as it is in administration. The girl, Evha Jannath, 11, who could not swim, was on the Splash Canyon rapids ride at Drayton Manor,...

Coroner blames 111 call handlers for teenager's brain damage death.

  A Coroner has accused the NHS of duping the public by referring to unqualified call handlers as ‘health advisers’ after blaming them for the death of a teenager. Teenager Hannah Royle’s father, Jeff, called the 111 hotline...

Concern over Black Country mental health service users' safety

  The health and care regulator said it "had significant concerns" about the care and safety of people using a mental health service. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said Black Country Healthcare Trust's acute wards for working age...

Care staff shortages pile pressure on NHS, say hospital managers.

  Shortages of care staff, who support older or disabled people in the community, are causing major problems for the NHS because they are stuck in hospitals as they have no where to go, according to BBC news. NHS Providers, which represents health...

Woman cancer patient wins court battle for surgery.

  A woman cancer patient has won her case after taking health managers to court after they twice refused to pay for her surgery. Maria Wallpott, of Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly county, Wales, had stage four appendix cancer which had spread to her...

Business guilty of corporate manslaughter.

  Garden landscaping supplies firm Deco-Pak, Hipperholme, has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter after a member of staff was crushed to death by a robotic arm. The jury at Bradford Crown Court heard that maintenance engineer, Andrew...

Inadequate staffing contributed to man's death in mental health unit, inquest rules

  Inadequate staffing and confusion about ‘restricted items’, such as plastic bags, led to a 25-year-old computer programmer taking his own life in a mental health trust, an inquest ruled. The inquest jury found that Joshua Sahota, 25,...

Manchester City cannot be held responsible for Barry Bennell abuse, court rules.

  Manchester City cannot be held responsible for the abuse suffered by eight men from football scout, and convicted paedophile, Barry Bennell , almost 40 years ago, according to a high court ruling. The claimants, now in their 40s and 50s, said...

Ambulance delay caused celebrated Manchester doctor's death, son claims.

  A celebrated doctor would have "almost certainly survived" if an ambulance was not delayed, his son has claimed. Prof Kailash Chand, 73, a former leader of the British Medical Association who had been awarded an OBE, died after suffering a...

Mental health unit's safety risks 'not addressed', health regulator says.

  A mental health unit was rated inadequate for the second time in four months after it failed to address patient safety risks. St John's House in Palgrave, Suffolk, had been in special measures since a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection ...

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital told to improve hygiene amid PPE lapses

  Inspectors from the health and care regulator who raised concerns about deficient infection control in a hospital A&E department said staff did not always wash their hands between patients. The inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC)...

Research using artificial intelligence to reduce harm to pregnant black women starts.

  Research has started to apply artificial intelligence (AI) with the aim of reducing risk to pregnant black women. Experts at Loughborough University are working with independent safety body, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), to...

Autistic man goes home after 15 years in hospital.

  An autistic man, Ryan Clarke, who has spent almost half his life detained in a mental health hospital, has been released after a long campaign by his mother. Ryan Clarke was originally diagnosed with schizophrenia, but received a revised diagnosis...

Bathroom company fined after worker seriously injured.

  A Yorkshire bathroom company has been fined £40,000 for health and safety failings after a member of staff suffered series head injuries after a three-tonne piece of equipment was blown onto him. Harrison Bathrooms, which bas a warehouse in...

Inquest announced into deaths of new mothers from herpes after Caesarean sections by same surgeon.

  An inquest is to be held into the deaths of two mothers who died from herpes shortly after giving birth. Kim Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy, 32, gave birth by Caesarean section weeks apart at different hospitals in the East Kent NHS Trust in...

Yorkshire nurse struck off over smear test deception

  A nurse has been struck off after carrying out hundreds of smear tests she was unqualified to perform. The nurse, Alison Watts, had failed a course but lied to her employer and subsequently performed 461 tests over two years on women in...

Major taskforce underway in Birmingham to tackle high baby death rate.

  A taskforce is being set up to tackle baby deaths in Birmingham, after a report revealed that the city’s infant mortality rates, especially involving families with Pakistani origins, are nearly double the national average. Birmingham City...

Healthcare regulator says University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust 'requires improvement'.

  The biggest NHS trust in England has been told by regulators that it requires improvement amid concerns about patient safety. Health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited three sites run by University Hospitals Birmingham in...

Doctor error contributed to anorexic woman's death, Coroner says.

  A decision not to "urgently" refer an anorexic woman, whose condition had significantly deteriorated, contributed to her death, a coroner said. The woman, Amanda Bowles, 45, who the inquest heard was discharged from an eating disorder...

Health service regulator finds evidence of racial discrimination and bullying at troubled trust.

Health service regulator finds evidence of racial discrimination and bullying at troubled trust. A culture of bullying and racial discrimination has been found at a hospital trust, according to a health and care regulator inspection report. The Care...

Coroner's report urges action to prevent more eating disorder deaths.

  Failures to protect a gifted teenager with anorexia risk being repeated and might lead to more deaths if health bodies fail to take action, a coroner has warned in a new report. Suffolk teenager, Averil Hart, 19, died in December 2012 after...

CQC puts 'unsafe' Suffolk care home in special measures

  A Suffolk care home has been placed in special measures after inspectors found residents were inadequately protected from the risk of abuse. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Baylham Care Centre, near Ipswich, which looks after young adults...

Covid-19 outbreak home banned from taking new residents.

  A care home at the centre of a police inquiry about a Covid-19 outbreak has been banned from taking new residents. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited the Holmesley Care Home, Sidmouth, Devon, days before a Covid-19 outbreak led to 11 deaths. ...

NHS patients dying in back of ambulances stuck outside A&E, report says.

  People are dying in ambulances and up to 160,000 more a year are coming to harm because they are stuck outside hospitals, unable to be taken into to hospital accident and emergency departments (A&E), a damming report says. Patients are also...

Mental health unit suicide 'didn't need to happen', say daughters

  The family of a woman, who was the seventh person in seven years to take her own life by the same means at units run by an NHS trust, said it "shouldn't have happened.” Azra Hussain, 41, died at the secure accommodation at Mary...

Urgent action taken over mental health hospital that 'did not protect patients'.

  Urgent action has been taken against a women's mental health hospital that had a "toxic" culture and put patients at risk, the health regulator has confirmed. Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors found Cygnet Appletree, Durham,...

New mothers who died of herpes may have been infected by surgeon.

  Two mothers who died of herpes after giving birth could have been infected by a single surgeon, the BBC has found. Their families, who were told there was no connection between the deaths of the women who underwent Caesarean sections by the surgeon...

Organiser of fatal flight jailed.

  The man who organised the flight that killed footballer Emiliano Sala, and pilot David Ibbotson, has been jailed for 18 months. David Henderson, 67, of Hotham, East Riding of Yorkshire, was convicted in October (2021) of recklessly endangering the...

Organiser of fatal flight convicted.

  The organiser of the airplane flight in which footballer Emiliano Sala died has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft. Sala, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson, 59, died in the crash in the English Channel in January 2019. The flight...

Health regulator identified '24 physical and sexual assaults' at care home.

  A resident at a "luxury riverside care home" physically and sexually assaulted other residents and staff 24 times, according to an inspection report. The Amwell care home, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, was criticised for failing to...

Death of patient in psychiatric unit after staff failings.

A schizophrenic patient died from an overdose after failings by staff at a psychiatric unit, an inquest jury at Avon Coroner's Court ruled. The patient, Abdelslam Benelghazi, 37, had drug problems and was sectioned by the Avon and Wiltshire Mental...

Cancer backlog could take a decade to clear.

  It may take more than a decade to clear the backlog in patients requiring specialist treatment for cancer-treatment in England, a report suggests. Research by the Institute for Public Policy Research  (IPPR) estimated that 19,500 people have...

Police investigate woman's death.

A 69-year-old woman died in hospital after becoming unwell at a unit ran by Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. A review found Margaret Molyneux was given high doses of the anti-psychotic drug olanzapine at a mental health unit,...

One thousand preventable baby deaths every year.

A thousand babies die preventable deaths every year in England because a culture of shifting blame and keeping quiet means lessons are not learned after mistakes on NHS maternity wards, a report by MPs has said. Almost two in five childbirth units still...

Significant failings by hospital staff.

  Significant failings by hospital staff led to unnecessary suffering for a cancer patient before her death, a Public Services Ombudsman report concluded. Ann Jones, 69, of Rhyl, died in August 2019, with bowel cancer but the ombudsman found that...

Beko should have acted sooner over cooker danger, coroner finds.

  A leading appliance brand should have acted more quickly to stop the sale of cookers linked to 18 deaths in the UK and Ireland, a coroner has concluded. Assistant Cornwall coroner, Geraint Williams, said Beko was too slow to react when it learned...

Boy 16, among those killed in wastewater treatment works explosion.

  Health and safety executive (HSE) investigations are continuing into the cause of an explosion at a wastewater treatment works that killed four people. Three Wessex Water employees and a contractor were killed in the blast in a silo that held...

Actor fails to win damages over lost Dunkirk role after baby's death.

A ctor Jamie King has lost a High Court bid for damages against an NHS trust after claiming he lost work and missed out on the chance of a role in the film Dunkirk when his five-day-old son died. His son, Benjamin King, died from severe brain damage...

'Injustice' as man left in Nottinghamshire care home for months.

  A man was left in a care home for five months without regard for "basic human rights", an investigation has found. The Nottinghamshire man, who had dementia, was placed in the home for two weeks as respite for his family. But...

A million UK women may have missed breast cancer scans during pandemic

  Almost one million women in the UK have missed vital breast screening due to coronavirus, a leading charity has estimated.    Breast screening programmes were paused in March 2020 as the NHS focused resources on tackling the pandemic. ...

Boy, 7, killed after being electrocuted in pub garden, court heard.

  A seven-year-old boy was killed after being electrocuted while playing in a pub garden, a court was told. Harvey Tyrrell suffered a fatal shock at King Harold pub, Romford, east London, when he touched a poorly installed outdoor light on September...

Boy brain damaged at birth after 'string of blunders' starved him of oxygen.

  A newborn baby was left with severe disabilities after he was starved of oxygen for 100 minutes following a series of medical errors. Josiah Ellis was born without a pulse and had to be resuscitated after medics at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley,...

Boy brain damaged at birth after 'string of blunders' starved him of oxygen.

    A newborn baby was left with severe disabilities after he was starved of oxygen for 100 minutes following a series of medical errors. Josiah Ellis was born without a pulse and had to be resuscitated after medics at Russells Hall Hospital,...

Babies' skulls fractured and bones broken in traumatic births, Shrewsbury maternity scandal report reveals.

  More than a dozen women and more than 40 babies died during childbirth at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust because of a culture that denied women choice and subjected hundreds of families to unsafe care, an official report into the NHS’s...

Health regulator rules hospital 'inadequate' in children's mental health care

  A child was twice given double the "safe" dose of a rapid tranquilizer at a hospital run by a troubled NHS trust. The child was put at "significant risk of harm" at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital, said health and care...

Teen's suicide shows 'pervasive harm of sex abuse', coroner says

    The death of a teenage girl four months after her twin sister took her own life demonstrates the "pervasive" harm of alleged sexual abuse, a coroner said. Chris Gould, 17, took her own life in January 2019 while an informal patient...

Teen's suicide shows 'pervasive harm of sex abuse', coroner says

    The death of a teenage girl four months after her twin sister took her own life demonstrates the "pervasive" harm of alleged sexual abuse, a coroner said. Chris Gould, 17, took her own life in January 2019 while an informal patient...

Black women face greater risk of miscarriage, research suggests.

  Black women face a significantly higher risk of having a miscarriage than their white counterparts, research suggests. Medical journal, The Lancet, analysed data about 4.6m pregnancies in seven countries, which, it says, suggests the risk for...

Plans for further compensation after more patients of rogue breast surgeon identified.

  A healthcare provider will offer compensation to thousands more victims of breast surgeon Ian Paterson. Paterson was jailed in 2017 after he was found to have carried out scores of needless operations on his patients. An inquiry recommended all of...

Mental health trust missed multiple opportunities to prevent woman's death

  A health trust was criticized after a woman became the seventh person in seven years to take her own life in the same way at one of its hospitals. Azra Hussain, 41, died at Mary Seacole House, a mental health hospital run by  Birmingham and...

Basildon University Hospital maternity unit rated 'inadequate'

  A hospital has been ordered to carry out urgent improvements to its maternity unit after a whistleblower voiced fears about patient safety. Health and care regulator, The Care Quality Commission (CQC), rated the Basildon University Hospital...

Award for boy who suffered catastrophic brain injury.

  A boy who suffered catastrophic brain damage before his birth at a Sheffield hospital has received £500,000 compensation. The boy, now a teenager, was still in the womb when he suffered a brain haemorrhage with "massive bleeding",...

Woman left blind after treatment delayed in pandemic.

  A woman has lost her eyesight after her monthly eye injections were delayed for four months during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Helen Jeremy, 73, said everything she enjoyed doing has "gone out of the window" after losing her sight. ...

Reports into serious patient safety issues 'being buried' BBC investigation claims.

  Serious patient safety issues are being buried in confidential hospital reports, BBC Panorama has claimed. Freedom of Information requests revealed 111 reports, written by medical royal colleges, which NHS trusts have a duty to share. Although 80...

Two-thirds of residents die in Covid outbreak at Lincolnshire care home.

  A Lincolnshire care home was devastated after Covid killed two-thirds of its residents, with two staff treated in hospital, in an outbreak the manager described as “horrendous.” Eighteen of 27 residents at The Old Hall, Halton Holegate,...

Hospital midwife struck off after giving drugs without prescriptions.

  A midwife has been struck off after she gave a patient, a colleague and a colleague's husband, painkillers without a prescription. The midwife, Michelle Busby, was initially suspended from work at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, in...

More than 30 deaths in Nottingham maternity units scandal, media investigation reveals

  Dozens of babies have died, or been left with brain damage, at a maternity service accused of bad care and neglect, a joint media investigation has confirmed. Between 2010 and 2020, at least 46 babies suffered brain damage and 19 were stillborn at...

999 call handler told dying teacher to make her way to A&E, inquest told.

  A young science teacher who called 999 after complaining she could barely walk died hours later after an operator mistakenly advised her to make her own way to A&E, an inquest heard. Amber Hickford, 26, had said she was experiencing dizziness...

Man took his own life weeks after nurse decided he was not an 'urgent priority'

  A man took his own life just weeks after a mental health nurse decided he was not an urgent priority, an inquest heard. A GP had referred Stephen Startup, 28, after he told of having suicidal thoughts, but the nurse who did his assessment said it...

National Audit Office criticises Government over pandemic planning.

  The government did not plan adequately for a threat on the scale of coronavirus, according to its spending watchdog, The National Audit Office (NAO), in a new report. The NAO has also urged ministers to develop a strategy to prevent widening...

Staff 'pushed patient over' at mental health unit, CQC report finds.

  A mental health patient was pushed to the floor as hospital staff used "disproportionate and unauthorised techniques", health inspectors said. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection took place after concerns were raised about...

Coroner urges air pollution law change after verdict on death of nine-year-old girl

  A coroner has called for a law change after air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl. The child, Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham, south-east London, died in 2013. An inquest had found...

Trust apologises for surgeon's unnecessary surgery on 90 women.

  A rogue surgeon went “undetected” for years as he carried out unnecessary operations on at least 90 women who may have suffered harm, a report has found. Consultant gynaecologist, Dr Daniel Hay, 55, had no clear reason to operate on...

Husband's campaign leads health board to admit that errors led to death of his staff nurse wife.

  A campaign by a grieving husband has led to a Welsh hospital board admitting that failings in its care led to the cancer death of a nurse who died there after she was given the all clear. Catherine Jones, 35, developed cancer and died three years...

North Yorkshire care home residents rehoused after safety fears.

Residents at a care home in North Yorkshire have been rehoused after safety concerns. The re-housing came about at Glencoe Care Home, Chubb Hill Road, Whitby, which was rated "inadequate" by health and care watchdog, the Care Quality Commission...

Women 'at risk of harm' in North East mental health hospital, inspectors find.

  A women's mental health hospital failed to keep patients safe, the health and care watchdog has found. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited Cygnet Appletree, Durham, after concerns were raised by whistleblowers. CQC inspectors found a...

Coronavirus caught in Staffordshire hospitals leads to 107 deaths

More than 100 patients in hospitals in Staffordshire died as a result of developing Covid-19 while they were there. A total of 107 patients at Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford died after testing positive after stays of 15 days...

Bespoke gates manufacturer fined after girl was crushed at London school.

  A manufacturer of bespoke gates has been fined almost £20,000 after an eight-year-old girl was crushed by a steel gate at a London school. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on 17 May 2018 the girl had been leaving an evening...

Maternity units 'too defensive' and failing to learn from mistakes

Prof Ted Baker of health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), said health workers need to learn from errors. He told the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee that individuals are "blamed" rather than the system. An...

Fibre manufacturer fined after worker was killed.

A fibre manufacturer whose health and safety 'complacency' led to a member of staff being crushed to death in a factory in  Golcar , Huddersfield, has been fined hundreds of thousands of pounds. Bradford-based IFG Drake Ltd was ordered to pay...

Liverpool hospital apologises for dementia care failings.

A hospital has apologised to the family of a dementia patient who was "left for hours in his own urine and faeces." The patient, Khawaja Anwar, 82, who lives with vascular dementia, which can lead to memory loss, was admitted to the Royal...

Autistic teenager's death 'potentially avoidable' independent review says.

The parents of a teenager who died after being prescribed an anti-psychotic drug say his death was caused by the "ignorance and arrogance" of medics and are calling for a new inquest. An independent review found Oliver McGowan's death at...

Young mum told muscular pain was 'early menopause' dies of cancer.

A young mother who was told by doctors that her muscular pain was 'early menopause' has died of cancer. Not long into the pregnancy for her fourth child, Lizzy Evans, 27, started to bleed heavily and was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The...

NHS Covid legacy - long waits and lives at risk.

More than a year battling the Covid-19 pandemic has left the NHS facing a huge backlog of patients needing help, putting lives at risk, patient groups and staff are warning. Analysis shows that almost a third of hospitals have seen far longer waiting times...

Investigation into paracetamol overdoses in hospital.

Patients have been significantly harmed, including suffering permanent damage to their liver, after being given accidental overdoses of paracetamol in hospital. The NHS safety watchdog, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), has launched...

Maternity service told to 'make improvements'.

A maternity service has been told to make improvements after several whistleblowers raised concerns. The service, at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, was inspected by health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Inspectors said...

Award for woman left blind after delays in treatment.

A mother of three was awarded £3.2m compensation after delays in treating an eye condition led to her going permanently blind. The woman, in her 30s, was not seen by a consultant for more than 18 months after she first noticed her sight failing, by...

More than 500 DNR orders made 'without consent'.

More than 500 people in the UK were put on do-not-resuscitate orders without their, or their carers', consent during the coronavirus pandemic , according to a study by England's health and care watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) study ...

Compensation for delayed diagnosis of endometriosis.

A woman has received £500,000 compensation after her endometriosis went undiagnosed for 17 years Frances Bell was 14 when she first went to hospital with symptoms in 1997 but was told she had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). She eventually received a...

Family 'not told' of Mum's paracetamol overdose

A hospital accused of failing to disclose that a 30-year-old mother of two had died after a paracetamol overdose given while she was in its care is under police investigation. Merseyside police force is looking into the circumstances surrounding the death...

Branson sued by cancer victim.

Businessman, Richard Branson, is being sued for more than £200,000 by a cancer victim. Shop fitter Bernard Jones, 74, claims he became terminally ill with malignant mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos while working at Virgin Records'...

Woman with Huntington's disease gene fails in bid to sue NHS

A woman who claimed she would have had an abortion if she had known her father had a fatal, inherited brain condition has failed in her bid to sue the NHS. She claimed three NHS Trusts owed her a duty of care to tell her about her father's...

Neglect contributed to disabled woman's teeth removal death

A disabled woman whose brain was starved of oxygen after an operation to remove all her teeth would probably have survived if care home staff had acted sooner, an inquest heard. Staff at Pirton Grange Care Home, near Worcester, failed to spot Rachel...

New inquest finds five-year-old boy's 1978 death a 'gross failure'

A five year-old boy who died after undergoing surgery 43 years ago suffered a "gross failure of care", a coroner has ruled. The boy, Carl Marrows, who had spina bifida, died from "massive blood loss" after the operation in Scunthorpe in...

Compensation payback threat to family home.

A mother says she is "absolutely terrified" at the prospect of losing her home after the NHS asked for a share of a £1.8m interim settlement back when her daughter died. Her daughter, Daisy Lowe-Martin needed round-the-clock care following...

Infection control concerns at Norfolk Hospital.

Health and care inspectors who raised concerns over infection control in a hospital A&E department said staff did not always wash their hands between patients. They also found lapses in the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among staff at the...

Food company fined after worker impaled.

  A West Yorkshire food company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was impaled upon a set of ‘airline-style’ steps. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that on 18 September 2018 a staff member at Leeds-based Country...

Covid concern care home rated inadequate.

A care home at the centre of a police investigation after the deaths of 15 residents during the coronavirus pandemic has been rated inadequate. Health and care regulator, The Care Quality Commission (CQC) identified "serious failings which led to...

Mental health hospital closed by CQC after abuse claims.

A mental health hospital has been closed by health and care watchdog, Care Quality Commission (CQC), after evidence of the physical and emotional abuse of patients.   All eight residents who were receiving treatment at Cygnet Yew Trees, Kirby-le-Soken,...

Teenager 'let down' by Mental Health Unit.

An 18-year-old woman who took her own life at a mental health hospital was let down, her father has said. Emily Moore's death followed four others in fewer than two years at facilities run by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. Ms...

1.8 million pound award follows smear test errors.

A terminally ill Irish woman has been awarded 2.1m euros (£1.8m) in damages after the alleged misreading of smear tests and the failure to tell her about it. Ruth Morrissey and her husband Paul, of Monaleen, County Limerick, sued the Health Service...

York hospital agrees compensation over birth injuries

A multi-million pound settlement has been awarded to a man with severe disabilities caused by brain damage he received at birth. The man, who is in his 20s but cannot be named, sued York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for the way his birth at York...

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust 'blamed' mothers for babies' deaths, initial inquiry confirms

A large number of women died in labour at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS (SaTH) Trust and some mothers were even blamed for their babies' deaths, the largest ever inquiry into maternity care has established. The inquiry into Shrewsbury and Telford...

Covid pressure led to Welsh ambulance patient waiting 19 hours outside hospital

An elderly man had to wait more than 19 hours in an ambulance outside a hospital following suspected sepsis or a stroke, his family  said. Ted Edwards, 73, was at his home in Monmouthshire when paramedics were called at about 00:55 am, the Welsh...

Covid pandemic makes NHS long waits 100 times higher than before

  The number of patients in England waiting over a year for routine hospital care is now 100 times higher than before the pandemic, figures show. Nearly 163,000 out of the 4.4m on the waiting list at the end of October had waited more than 12 months...

Travel insurer to pay compensation after man's death.

  One of Britain’s biggest travel insurers is being forced to pay thousands of pounds’ compensation to the family of a policyholder who died after being denied a medical evacuation flight. The Financial Ombusdman ruled against Travel...

Care home visits guidance 'impractical'.

Government guidance over safe visits to care homes in England "completely misses the point” care charities say The Labour Party, and several charities, say that the suggestions, including floor-to-ceiling screens, designated visitor pods and...

Death of girl leads to call for better sepsis checks.

A mother and a coroner are demanding better checks for sepsis after the death of a five-year-old girl. Their call comes after an inquest jury decided Ava Macfarlane’ life might have been saved if she had been admitted to Queen's Medical Centre ...

Royal Liverpool Hospital 'hanging by a thread'.

A senior physician at Royal Liverpool Hospital said at the end of November that staff were 'hanging by a thread' as Covid-19 patients continued to surge through the doors. Government figures showed that there were 9,077 Covid-19 patients in...

Woman died after being given wrong medication.

An 87-year-old woman died after her carers gave her the wrong medication, a coroner was told. Heather Planner, from Butler's Cross, Buckinghamshire, died at Wycombe Hospital on 1 April from a stroke. Senior coroner for Buckinghamshire, Crispin Butler,...

Hospital death of woman, 49, "avoidable".

The death of a woman who took her own life during treatment for schizophrenia and epilepsy was "avoidable", the health ombudsman has said. Erica Henderson, from Cheltenham, died in 2016 aged 49 after failings by Gloucestershire Health and Care and...

Basildon Hospital issued with "urgent" safety deadline.

An NHS hospital where a woman bled to death in childbirth has been given an "urgent" deadline to keep patients at its maternity unit safe. Health and care watchdog, Care Quality Commission (CQC) found unsafe staffing levels at the unit at Basildon...

GPs' knowledge of eating disorders "woeful" says Coroner after student's death

A coroner said GPs' knowledge of eating disorders was "woeful and inadequate" after an inquest into the death of a severely anorexic woman, Madeline Wallace, who died from sepsis. Coroner, Sean Horstead, told the inquest at Huntingdon Law...

'Fire break' lockdown in Wales.

Wales has gone into a "short, sharp" national lockdown until 9 November as “a firebreak” to combat rising Covid-19 cases. People have been told to stay at home and pubs, restaurants, hotels and non-essential shops are shut. Primary...

Errors during surgery revealed by whistleblower 'contributed' to woman's death.

  The husband of a woman who died following complications with her hospital treatment for a digestive condition called for an investigation after an inquest into her death Susan Warby, 57, who had been diagnosed with the digestive condition in 1997,...

Nurse struck off for wrongly prescribing medicines.

A nurse was struck off for prescribing medicine to hospital patients more than 300 times when he was not allowed to do so. Ian Evans worked as a consultant nurse for stroke patients at South Petherton Community Hospital, Somerset. He filled out 313...

Coronavirus spreading in care homes - again.

  The coronavirus is spreading through care homes again, according to leaked documents that show the government is failing to protect the most vulnerable from the spiralling number of cases. A Department of Health report marked “official...

Waste management company fined after worker's leg amputation.

  A London waste management company has been fined for breaching safety legislation after an agency worker had part of a leg amputated after being struck by a moving excavator. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on 12 September 2017, the...

Fire risk of emollient skin creams.

People who use emollient creams to treat dry and itchy skin conditions are being warned they can build up in fabrics and cause them to catch fire more easily. The medicines regulator says clear warnings on product packaging are needed to alert consumers. ...

Uninsured surgeon struck off.

A cosmetic surgeon, who worked without adequate insurance for operations that went wrong, has been struck off. One woman, from County Durham, cannot close her eyes properly after being operated on by Dr Arnaldo Paganelli, while others did not receive...

Tate attacker warned of murder plan a year earlier.

The teenager who threw a six-year-old boy from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern in London had spoken about plans to push someone off a high building about a year earlier. The claim comes from a care worker to Jonty Bravery who says opportunities to stop...

Pandemic leads to sharp decline in child vaccination.

The global coronavirus pandemic has led to a sharp fall in the number of children being vaccinated, the United Nations (UN) says. The decline in immunisation against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough during the first four months of the year is the...

Safety concerns for 50 million facemasks.

  Fifty million facemasks bought by the government in April will not be used in the NHS because of safety concerns. The government says the masks, which use ear-loops rather than head loops, may not fit tightly enough. Labour MP Rachel Reeves called...

Concern for babies born in lockdown.

Concerns are being raised for the wellbeing of babies born in lockdown, as parents struggle to access regular support services. England's children's commissioner, Ann Longfield, highlighted pressures facing mothers caring for babies without the...

NHS Trusts 'not consulted' about changes to face coverings.

NHS trusts were not consulted before the government announced changes to the use of face coverings and visitor policy in English hospitals on June 6, a leading figure in the NHS has said. Chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris Hopson, said trust leaders...

PM challenged over care home deaths.

  Boris Johnson must account for official figures showing 10,000 "unexplained" deaths in care homes in April, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told the House of Commons. Sir Keir said there were 18,000 more deaths in April than the average for...

Diagnosis and treatment delays for children.

Concerns have been raised by a senior NHS official that children with illnesses unrelated to Covid-19 are being taken to hospital too late during the pandemic and suffering as a result, a leaked email seen by the BBC says. The possible reasons for the late...

Pandemic disrupts treatment for heart conditions.

The postponement of tens of thousands of hospital procedures is putting the lives of people with long-term heart conditions at risk, according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The coronavirus pandemic has created a backlog that will only get larger as...

Pandemic delays cancer testing and treatment.

About 2.4 million people in the UK are waiting for cancer screening, treatment or tests, as a result of disruption to the NHS during the pandemic lockdown, according to Cancer Research UK. The charity estimates that 2.1m people have missed out on screening,...

Doctors purchasing own PPE - according to BMA survey.

Almost half of doctors in England might be buying their own protective equipment or are relying on donations, according to a survey by the British Medical Association (BMA). The survey of more than 16,000 doctors also found that 65% feel they are only...

PHE accused of 'playing Russian roulette' with care home residents.

The Chair of a York residential care company has accused Public Health England (PHE) of ‘playing Russian roulette’ with some of her homes’ most vulnerable residents. Rachel Beckett, Chair of Wellburn, which has homes at Grimston Court,...

PPE shortages hamper dental care.

  Dentists face "critical shortages" of personal protective equipment (PPE), forcing patients with urgent problems to "take matters into their own hands", their professional body says. More than half (54%) of dentists in England...

Lockdown 'breach' undermines trust.

  More than 70 Tory MPs have demanded the resignation of the government’s chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, after he broke the national lockdown by travelling 264 miles from London to Durham. While Dominic Cummings denied he had breached ...

Care home staff 'not yet tested' for Coronavirus.

Care homes looking after thousands of vulnerable residents said none of their staff had been tested for coronavirus in spite of rising fatalities as the pandemic spread. Out of 210 care providers with nearly 18,000 staff and almost 13,000 residents, 159...

Older people 'airbrushed out of UK coronavirus figures'.

Older people are being airbrushed out of UK coronavirus figures, charities have warned. The official death toll was criticised for including only people dying in hospital but not in care homes or at home. At the time of writing, the latest Office for...

Coronavirus and care home issues.

Care workers have been shocked by a document sent to GP practices by the Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group setting out guidance on how to cope with Covid-19 in care homes. The Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is...

Death of Consultant who warned about PPE.

A doctor who warned the prime minister about a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS workers later died after contracting coronavirus. Consultant urologist, Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, 53, died at Queen's Hospital, Romford, east London. Five...

Coronavirus care crisis.

The coronavirus pandemic has left companies that support older and disabled people in their own homes struggling to cope, their professional body says. Care firms, many of which were already financially vulnerable, are now under severe pressure and need...

Hospital fined for false imprisonment.

An NHS hospital has become the first to be fined for false imprisonment of a patient after refusing to allow a vulnerable woman to go home with her family. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust kept the pensioner against her wishes for four...

'Avoidable' death of schizophrenia patient.

The death of a woman who took her own life during treatment for schizophrenia and epilepsy was "avoidable", the health ombudsman has said. Erica Henderson, 49, from Cheltenham, died after failings by Gloucestershire Health and Care and...

Woman, 92, dies after loss of false teeth.

A 92-year-old woman died in hospital following weeks of weight loss after staff lost her false teeth. Northampton General Hospital's board heard how the hospital failed to replace the dentures, which were lost during her admission. The woman, who had...

Risks from conflict between GOSH surgeons.

Conflict between two Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeons could put patients at risk, a review suggests. A board paper released by the leading children's hospital said a "fractured" relationship between two consultants in the paediatric...

Anaesthetic failing in surgery.

  A hospital has admitted liability after a patient was not properly anaesthetised during her operation. The patient, who wants to remain anonymous, says she had "recurring nightmares" after feeling her skin being cut during the surgery at...

Three babies die from rare blood infection.

  Three babies born early died after contracting a rare blood infection at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, Glasgow. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the third child was extremely poorly at the time of birth and that a rare strain of...

Women should be warned about breast implant illness.

  Women having breast implants should be warned about a condition linked to chronic pain and extreme fatigue, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has said. Tens of thousands of women on online forums claim they have suffered...

Care watchdog 'wrong' not to publish report on Whorlton Hall.

The care watchdog was wrong not to publish an inspection report raising concerns about care home, Whorlton Hall, four years before a media investigation portrayed alleged abuse, a review says. Former Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspector, Barry...

Brain damaged boy awarded compensation.

A baby born with brain damage has been awarded almost £5m after a hospital admitted failures during his birth. The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sustained profound oxygen starvation and brain damage before his delivery at the Rosie...

Delays in diagnosing secondary breast cancer.

One in four patients with secondary breast cancer had to visit their GP three or more times before they received a diagnosis, a new survey indicates. A breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now, says there should be greater awareness that the disease can...