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‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry
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‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry

Report uncovers biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history in which 520 mothers and babies suffered ‘potentially avoidable’ harm or diedHorrific failings led to 520 mothers and babies in Nottingham suf...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Ockenden report: victims' families say babies treated with ‘absence of dignity’ – video
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Ockenden report: victims' families say babies treated with ‘absence of dignity’ – video

Jack Hawkins, whose baby Harriet died at the Nottingham NHS trust, spoke to the media on Wednesday on behalf of bereaved families after the release of Donna Ockenden's findings into the NHS’s biggest...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
More than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds
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More than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds

Ockenden inquiry finds ‘bullying’ and ‘cruel’, dismissive attitude to women contributed to avoidable deathsOckenden report – latest updatesKey findings from maternity scandal report‘Truly horrific’: f...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Ockenden report, as it happened: families call for public inquiry and say babies treated with ‘absence of dignity’
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Ockenden report, as it happened: families call for public inquiry and say babies treated with ‘absence of dignity’

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Hundreds died or harmed due to ‘toxic’ maternity careTruly horrific’: five stories from the scandalWhat are the key report findings?Presen...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Many fear the NHS will continue to fail mothers and babies unless there's a cultural shift
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Many fear the NHS will continue to fail mothers and babies unless there's a cultural shift

Families will continue to be failed unless the NHS makes meaningful changes, BBC's Michael Buchanan writes.

BBC News - UK4 months ago
‘Significant harm’: children’s watchdog decries Home Office plan to push out refused asylum seekers
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‘Significant harm’: children’s watchdog decries Home Office plan to push out refused asylum seekers

Rachel de Souza writes to home secretary over proposals that include removing sick childrenUK politics – live updatesShabana Mahmood has been told that her crackdown on refused asylum seekers, includi...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Nottingham maternity care scandal review: what are the key findings?
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Nottingham maternity care scandal review: what are the key findings?

Review of 2,500 cases between 2012 and 2025 finds ‘systemic’ and ‘deep-rooted’ failures, a bullying culture and racismMore than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS tru...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Most IVF ‘add-on’ treatments have no effect on fertility or remain unproven, study says
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Most IVF ‘add-on’ treatments have no effect on fertility or remain unproven, study says

Review shows majority of procedures offered alongside standard IVF not backed by reliable evidence Most IVF “add-on” treatments sold to people hoping to boost their chances of having children are not...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Searing UK heat leaves schools, hospitals and transport networks struggling to cope
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Searing UK heat leaves schools, hospitals and transport networks struggling to cope

Temperature on Tuesday hits high of 34.6C in Surrey, England, with heatwave forecast to get more intense on Wednesday and ThursdayEurope heatwave live – latest updatesSearing heat has swept the UK wit...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
New diabetes treatment gets 'landmark' approval for NHS
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New diabetes treatment gets 'landmark' approval for NHS

A first-of-its-kind therapy that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes for up to three years has been approved for use by the NHS.

Sky News - UK4 months ago
From the NHS to new homes, Starmer’s successes and setbacks – in charts
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From the NHS to new homes, Starmer’s successes and setbacks – in charts

The PM said in May that ‘stories beat spreadsheets’, but what does the data tell us about his time in office?Keir Starmer is to step down as prime minister after just two years in office.Despite promi...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales
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Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales

Availability of teplizumab on the NHS – which postpones early stages of disease for up to three years – described as an ‘incredible moment’The world’s first drug to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made available on NHS
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First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made available on NHS

The immunotherpay can give children and adults three extra years before they need to use insulin.

BBC News - UK4 months ago
Report on Nottingham NHS maternity scandal to reveal ‘horrendous’ failings
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Report on Nottingham NHS maternity scandal to reveal ‘horrendous’ failings

Insider indicates Ockenden inquiry has uncovered appalling behaviour including racism toward mothersThe report of the inquiry into the biggest maternity scandal in NHS history will outline “horrendous...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Clarkson gives health update after cancer diagnosis revealed
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Clarkson gives health update after cancer diagnosis revealed

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he is officially in remission after being diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer.

Sky News - UK4 months ago
Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer
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Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer

The presenter shared his "aggressive" cancer diagnosis on an episode of Clarkson's Farm earlier this week.

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 months ago
Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'
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Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'

Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.

BBC News - UK4 months ago
Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’
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Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’

Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near BlackpoolQuestions have been raised about the conclusions drawn by a government-funded study into...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago
Boy, 12, wins hearts after trying to check sick chicken into Ethiopian hospital
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Boy, 12, wins hearts after trying to check sick chicken into Ethiopian hospital

Markos's beloved hen was not responding to any treatments - so he did the only thing he could think of.

BBC News - UK4 months ago
ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms
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ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms

Exclusive: Oxevision system used by 40% of NHS mental health trusts being scrutinised by information commissioner over privacy concernsThe information commissioner has launched an investigation into a...

The Guardian - UK News4 months ago