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Tyneside medics reflect on 'sobering' Ockenden report into tragic maternity deaths

Medics in charge of midwifery at three of the region's hospital trusts have reflected on lessons which can be learned from the Ockenden Report into avoidable deaths of babies and some mums in the Midlands.

Chronicle Live

Pensioner's crushing diagnosis after thinking her tiredness was down to jet lag

Valerie Thompson, from Timperley, Manchester, had felt “exhausted” upon returning home from a trip to Australia but she had no idea the devastating diagnosis was to come

Daily Mirror

Covid-19 hospital admission rates for over-65s highest since early 2021

The number of patients seriously ill with coronavirus remains low, however.

The Independent UK

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Woman who thought she just had jet lag after Australia trip left devastated

Valerie Thompson returned from a trip abroad, but put her exhaustion down to jet lag

Manchester Evening News

Ambulance handover delays highest since start of winter

Around one in eight delays were of more than an hour.

The Independent UK

Shrewsbury maternity scandal: Read Sajid Javid’s statement to the Commons in full

Sajid Javid apologises for maternity service failings reported at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

The Independent UK

Baby deaths resulted from ‘repeated failures’ in UK's biggest maternity scandal

An inquiry revealed that repeated failures saw babies being born stillborn, dying shortly after birth or being left severely brain damaged

Manchester Evening News

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Shrewsbury maternity scandal: NHS trust blamed mothers as hundreds of babies died avoidably, report finds

Inquiry says more than 200 may have died in largest maternity scandal in NHS history

The Independent UK

More than 200 babies died in repeated failures at Shrewsbury NHS Trust, report finds

The findings of a review into Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust were ‘worse’ than imagined, says Jeremy Hunt

Evening Standard

Babies died in biggest NHS maternity scandal due to repeated failures - report

Several mothers died after failings in care, while others were made to have natural births despite the fact they should have been offered a Caesarean

Wales Online

Horror of worst scandal in NHS history as 300 babies die or left brain damaged

Botched births meant mothers and babies died and some newborns were left brain damaged, while the hospital trust was being held up as an example of good practice due to its low caesarean rates

Daily Mirror

Fewer than half of immunocompromised in England have had Covid booster jabs

Recent NHS England figures show that 255,422 of the 561,356 immunocompromised people in England had a booster jab

Evening Standard

Covid hospital admissions for over-75s in England at highest rate for more than a year

Rates among other age groups were lower, though all showed a week-on-week increase

Wales Online

Headache-busting balloon injected via NOSTRIL among 7 pioneering new NHS treatments

Among seven new pioneering NHS treatments are an injection of an enlarged prostate with jets of steam to shrink it, a portable chest drainage device for heart and lung problems and an automated blood cell replacement system

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The claim that the NHS ‘coped’ with Covid is not true - it’s drowning and damaged

Two years on, so much rewriting of history has happened, it is easy to forget just how anarchic and desperate conditions were, says palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke

Chronicle Live

Fourth Covid jabs could be rolled out in England from next week, following new rise in cases

It's been over six months since third shots were launched, with NHS England yet to offer fourth doses

Daily Mirror

Fourth Covid jabs could be rolled out in England from next week as cases rise

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation last month recommended extra boosters for over-75s. It is over six months since third shots were launched and NHS England has yet to offer fourth doses

Manchester Evening News

Family will have to wait for answers over son's death at mental health unit

Charlie Millers was one of three young people to die at Prestwich Hospital over a nine-month period

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Manchester Evening News

Trust ordered to produce report after deaths of three patients at Prestwich Hospital

"We are cooperating fully with the inquest process and will share the findings of our report with the families, our commissioner, NHS England, NHS Improvement, and the Coroner."

Chronicle Live

Doctors' anger at NHS contract plans - and say demand to run Saturday appointments would 'add to the strain' on exhausted GPs

Doctors in the North East have hit out at NHS England plans for them to be contractually obliged to offer appointments in evenings and weekends.

The Guardian - UK

Staffing crisis deepens in NHS England with 110,000 posts unfilled

One in 10 nursing positions empty as are one in 17 doctors’ jobs, official figures show

Chronicle Live

Doctors appointments to be available in the evenings and on Saturdays under new NHS England plans

Plans for "enhanced access" to family doctors have been revealed by NHS England bosses.

Manchester Evening News

GPs in England 'to work Saturdays and week nights' under contract update

Practices will be required to provide a 'range of general practice services' under a 'full multi-disciplinary team'

Daily Mirror

NHS issues desperate plea for 'reservist' volunteers to bolster staff numbers

NHS England is calling on people to sign up as an “NHS reservist” to help bolster staff numbers as the service struggles with around 100,000 vacancies.

The Independent UK

NHS accused of ‘lack of urgency’ in addressing racial inequality of vaccine rollout

Exclusive: Blood Cancer UK claims ‘shocking’ lack of urgency in addressing racial vaccine gap

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