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Racism and 'poor' staff relationships factors in maternity care failings, report finds

I have seen bad, poor, good and excellent care co-existing side by side. Families have described to me good experiences, terrible experiences. It is patchy, it is inconsistent and what this investigation is about, is trying to find out the things that move us from poor and bad to good and excellent.

Public health

fromwww.independent.co.uk

2 months ago

Watch live: Wes Streeting grilled by MPs as doctors begin five-day strike

Resident doctors in the UK began a five-day strike as pay and job disputes escalate while government and NHS leaders face parliamentary scrutiny.

Mental health

fromwww.theguardian.com

4 months ago

NHS trust fined 565k after woman killed herself on death trap' ward

A 22-year-old patient died by suicide after preventable safety failures on a locked mental health ward; NHS trust fined £565,000 and a ward manager convicted.

Mental health

fromwww.bbc.com

4 months ago

NHS stripped ex-footballer of dignity, say family

An 81-year-old ex-footballer with dementia received unsafe, dignity-stripping NHS care—repeated transfers, inappropriate restraint, unsafe medication—and died after falling from a hospital landing.

UK news

fromwww.bbc.com

10 months ago

'Appalling' inquest delays hurt families - inquiry

Bereaved families are facing significant trauma due to delays and defensive practices hindering inquest proceedings into deaths of mental health patients.