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A coroner has found neglect and failure to provide adequate medical care contributed to the preventable death of six-day old baby, Hayden Nguyen, at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London in 2016. The coroner’s verdict came after his parents...
A series of failings in the care of Valdo Calocane before he killed three people in Nottingham in 2023, have been identified by an independent report. The report reveals that “the system got it wrong” with Calocane, who stabbed to death...
Female NHS patients raising concerns are too often “gaslighted”, “fobbed off” or dismissed as “difficult women” England’s patient safety commissioner, Henrietta Hughes, has warned. She said: “It shows...
A coroner has called for new screening tests to detect blood clots in children after the death of a 13-year-old girl. Lilly Proctor died on 3 April 2022 in Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, after collapsing at home. She had previously...
The family of a woman who died after surgeries at Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) were cancelled five times claim the hospital "left her die." Sarah Crowley's family said the grandmother's death in May 2023 was "heartbreaking...
There were "significant time lapses" in mental health treatment for a man who killed his parents during a psychotic episode, an inquest heard. James Andrews, known to his family as Duncan, killed Mary, 76, and Bryan Andrews, 79, at their...
The NHS is forced to spend a “staggering” £14.7bn a year treating people who have been harmed by mistakes during their care, a report reveals. And a stark north/south patient safety divide is apparent in England ,...
A woman who suffered repeated blackouts died after doctors failed to diagnose her irregular heartbeat, despite it being indicated in tests. Rose Fuentebaja, a nurse, from Stratford-upon-Avon, had been in hospital for a week when she suffered a...
The mother of a woman who killed herself by ingesting a poisonous substance she sourced online has criticised "failings and misunderstandings" in her daughter's care. Beth Langton, 22, who had been diagnosed with a personality disorder...
A three-year-old girl’s death could have been prevented if hospital staff had followed sepsis guidelines, a coroner ruled. Zadie Ajetunmobi was taken to Broomfield Hospital, Essex, with a temperature of 40 degrees (104F) on 10 November 2022,...