The Latest Breaking News from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Premature baby dies after doctor gives severe overdose of wrong drug in shocking incident at London hospital

Hospital staff failed to notice their mistake for 16 hours and the three-week-old infant died

Evening Standard · Mar 13

Midwife struck off for secretly inhaling gas and air while working at London hospitals

Olanike Toye was caught inhaling Entonox, a fast-acting mix of gas and oxygen typically used for short-term pain relief in childbirth, a panel found

Evening Standard · Feb 4

Princess Beatrice opens up on feeling ‘incredibly lonely’ after baby daughter’s premature birth

The daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson gave birth to her daughter several weeks premature

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Urgent police appeal over missing teenager, 19, last spotted leaving Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Scotland Yard said the woman was seen leaving walking onto Fulham Road, before heading towards Westminster

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025

New tool to see millions of cancer patients given faster diagnosis

It is understood that trusts will not have to use the tool

The Independent UK · May 3, 2025

Millions of cancer patients promised faster diagnosis with help of new tech tool

The tool, called Cancer 360, brings cancer patients’ data into one central system and is to be rolled out soon, the DHSC said.

Evening Standard · May 3, 2025

London hospital becomes first in the world to use AI to speed up skin cancer checks

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are revolutionising detection by using an iPhone app that reduces clinican time by 75%

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

Beatrice and husband ‘besotted’ with ‘tiny and absolutely perfect’ baby Athena

The princess gave birth to her second child several weeks premature, with her baby daughter weighing 4lb 5oz.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Ben Thapa death: X Factor and G4 star dies aged 42 as group pays tribute to ‘great friend’

G4 finished second on the first series of ‘The X Factor’ in 2004

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

London family thanks doctors for saving baby's life after 7-week battle with Strep A

Nikki Borkovic urges parents to watch out for symptoms this winter

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2023