Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on Babies are dying – and trotting out the same old excuses just won’t wash

Babies are dying – and trotting out the same old excuses just won’t wash

The shocking state of maternity care in the UK is an indictment of the system and goes deeper than shortages of funds and staff

The Guardian - UK

Woman killed herself after Priory hospital downgraded her risk level despite multiple self-harm incidents

The famous clinic which has treated multiple celebrities is facing a hefty fine after admitting a failure to discharge a duty

The Independent UK

Bereaved families call for national inquiry into England’s maternity services

Parents are asking the Health Secretary for a judge-led independent review into nationwide maternity services.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

'In my arms': remembering babies and infants who passed

'It's not something to be ashamed of. It should be shared.'

Newcastle Herald

Spanish police reopen investigation into death of British mother in Tenerife

Michelle Exton died four days after she and her mother were hit by a van while on holiday.

The Independent UK

‘Families’ maternity concerns should have been addressed earlier’

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden spoke on Radio 4’s Today programme after Nottinghamshire Police announced they were launching an investigation.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Martha’s Rule: boosting patient power could save lives

Editorial: The right to seek a second opinion in hospital, when treatment isn’t working, is in all our interests

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Martha Mills: Parents of girl who died after NHS mistakes call for new right to get second opinion

Martha Mills died after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The Independent UK

Bereaved parents call for right to a second opinion after mistakes in NHS care

Martha Mills died after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The Independent UK

Martha’s rule: Government considers call for right to second medical opinion after girl’s sepsis death in London hospital

Martha Mills, 13, tragically died after treatment failures at King’s College Hospital

Evening Standard

Couple who lost daughter due to NHS trust care failings call for police review

Sarah and Gary Andrews’ case forms part of an independent review into care failings at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Independent UK

Bereaved Londoners among families take legal action over care home pandemic deaths

Relatives are arguing the State failed to protect them under the Human Rights Act and have issued legal claims for damages for distress caused

Evening Standard

Medical neglect by London NHS trust contributed to suicide of girl, 12, rules coroner

Allison Aules’ death raises wider concerns about underfunding of mental health services, says coroner

The Guardian - UK

NHS trust failures contributed to suicide of girl, 12, London inquest told

Allison Aules from north-east London took her own life after her ‘mood changed completely during pandemic’

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Gaia Young’s mother demonstrates opposite consultants on strike

Lady Dorit Young’s daughter died at University College London Hospital.

Daily Mirror

Grieving parents at centre of UK's 'biggest maternity scandal' weep as probe launched

The Nottingham inquiry is being led by Donna Ockenden, the midwifery expert whose Shrewsbury report concluded in March that failures had led to more than 200 deaths of babies

Nottingham Post

Nottingham maternity review change could help families who 'don't know' they have been harmed

A change to the way Nottingham's maternity review is being managed means that around 1,700 families could now have their cases examined

The Independent UK

Head of maternity scandal inquiry says review will improve services

Midwifery expert Donna Ockenden is leading a review into maternity care failings at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Baby died of brain injury after midwives ‘neglected’ mum while breastfeeding

‘We want to raise awareness of the need to listen to parents’, says Emma Clark, whose son Olly died in 2022

Daily Mirror

'Healthy' girl, 4, 'who touched lives' dies suddenly and doctors can't work out why

Four-year-old Millicent Edwards who appeared "healthy and happy" collapsed suddenly in front of her dad at the family home in Australia and later died in hospital

Daily Mirror

'I was fined £40 when I rushed my poorly mum to A&E and couldn't find a parking space'

Jill Taylor's daughter drove the 75-year-old who was bleeding heavily to Southend Hospital in Essex and she was shocked to get a £40 fine for stopping in a drop-off zone with no parking space available

Nottingham Post

Woman fined £40 for stopping in drop-off zone when hospital car park was full

The parking firm initially ruled against the family

Wales Online

Woman's £40 fine for stopping in A&E drop-off zone when hospital car park was full

The parking firm initially ruled against the family

Liverpool Echo

Woman, 22, asks mum 'am I going to die' after 'terrible pain'

"She thinks she's going to die and for a 22 year old to think that it's horrific."

Daily Mirror

'Loving and warm' woman dies after nurses think she is pretending to be unconscious

Edwige Nsilu, 20, was found with multiple ligatures around her neck at St Andrews Healthcare in Essex where she had been sectioned, an inquest heard

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Nottinghamshire Police

the Care Quality Commission

49 stories

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

36 stories

Demos

35 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.