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Work starts on Maitland Private Hospital's $13m expansion

Mental health and oncology services will expand.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 19, 2023

Tragedy as newborn dies after mum fell asleep on her weeks after leaving hospital

Mother Tameka Stewart woke to discover her baby "pressed up against her" and lifeless, an inquest into her death heard, and the coroner described the death as a "very sad accident"

Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022

Baby died as mum fell asleep on her

The mum fell asleep on her newborn baby while feeding her on the sofa

Liverpool Echo · Aug 3, 2022

Heartbroken mum found out her son, 23, had died when his pal sent her a text asking "when's the funeral?"

A detective apologised at an inquest into the death of Robert Wareing - officers failed to visit his mother to inform her of the tragedy

Manchester Evening News · Apr 27, 2022

Distraught mum learnt of son's death when friend texted 'when's the funeral?'

Robert Lee Wareing was found dead in a Preston flat on November 1, last year, but his mother was not told by police and found out through a text message from a friend

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022