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Ambulances stuck in hospital queues ‘lost’ almost two million hours last year

The number of handover delays over an hour were almost 13 times higher in December 2022 compared to December 2012.

The Independent UK

NHS end-of-life care in England ‘variable and inequitable’ says watchdog

Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch says care ‘often falls below expectations’

The Guardian - UK

NHS end-of-life care ‘often falls below expectations’

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch found gaps in the standards of palliative care across England.

The Independent UK

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Report reveals paediatric wards ‘unsafe’ for children with mental health needs

The report referenced an incident where a mother discharged her unwell child early because she felt concerned for their safety.

The Independent UK

Child, three, died with cancer when NHS letter was only written in English

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has urged NHS England to bring in new rules

Wales Online

NHS warned over writing to patients in English after child dies

Investigators found 34 national database incidents in one year across England related to issues of keeping track of patients

The Independent UK

NHS warned over writing to patients only in English after child dies

The move comes after a Romanian child died following missed cancer scans.

The Independent UK

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A&E staff in England struggling to spot abuse cases in infants, says watchdog

HSIB report identifies several barriers to child safeguarding in hospital emergency departments

The Guardian - UK

Busy A&E workers may not spot abused babies – report

A new report highlights concerns about children with ‘non-accidental injuries’

The Independent UK

Healthcare’s digital revolution needs solid foundations

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The Independent UK

Watchdog calls for review of menopause link to poor mental health after woman’s suicide

Frances Wellburn, 56, took her own life in 2020 after being incorrectly assessed as ‘medium risk’ of suicide by Tees, Esk and Wear NHS Trust

The Independent UK

Mental health services fail to take full account of menopause, report finds

The report came in the wake of the suicide of Frances Wellburn, 56, who was under the care of her local NHS trust.

The Independent UK

Ambulance call handlers in England tell of anguish over death risk to patients

Dispatchers tell investigation it is common to worry: ‘How many people are we going to kill today?’

The Guardian - UK

NHS call handlers often worry: How many people are we going to kill today?

Officials from the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch asked staff working in urgent and emergency care for their experiences.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

‘How many people will we kill today?’: Shocking reality facing NHS ambulance workers

Exclusive: Better mental health support needed for ambulance workers who are forced to see patients die

The Independent UK

Watchdogs issue safety warnings after junior doctors left unsupervised on maternity wards

Exclusive: Arabella Sparkes was born ‘white a floppy’ and died 17 days after her birth following failings by Devon hospital

Daily Record

Midwife's baby died in hospital after staff did not 'act urgently enough'

Gemma Bentley was left devastated when her son Luca died 17 hours after he was born at Burnley General Teaching Hospital in June 2020 after staff ''did not act urgently enough or escalate care appropriately'.

Manchester Evening News

Midwife's baby died after staff at her hospital 'did not act urgently enough or escalate care appropriately'

A coroner said he would have survived had her care been different

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The Independent UK

Damning report into maternity deaths to be published with ‘harrowing’ accounts from families who lost babies

The report will tell how families were often ignored or had their concerns overlooked, while valuable lessons were not learned by the trust

The Independent UK

Baby deaths: Damning report into maternity failings to be published - OLD

The report will tell how families were often ignored or had their concerns overlooked, while valuable lessons were not learned by the trust.

The Guardian - UK

NHS 111 failures led to early Covid deaths, investigation finds

Inquiry says phone service misjudged levels of illness and failed to advise some to seek urgent help

Manchester Evening News

Two investigations underway into death of one-day-old baby at Tameside General Hospital

Luca Yates died in January of this year

The Guardian - UK

Plymouth maternity staff missed chances to save baby’s life, report finds

Giles Cooper-Hall died at Derriford hospital at 16 hours old after overstretched staff failed to carry out checks

The Guardian - UK

New law means future medical scandals could be missed, says NHS watchdog

Exclusive: Staff ‘safe space’ means medical scandals such as Stafford and Shrewsbury may not be properly investigated

The Guardian - UK

Patients will be endangered by flaws in health bill, says NHS ombudsman

Rob Behrens says victims of medical negligence could be denied justice because of ‘curtain of secrecy’

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