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Royal Oldham Hospital to get £28m extension to tackle bed shortage and stop patients being treated in corridors

Hospital chiefs said that it currently has some of the ‘poorest quality accommodation across Greater Manchester’

Manchester Evening News

Housing boss sacked after two year old died of mould exposure

Gareth Swarbrick has been removed as chief executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) with immediate effect following the inquest into the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak

Wales Online

Death of boy, two, due to mould in housing authority flat ‘unacceptable tragedy’

Awaab Ishak died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat in Rochdale.

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Boy, 2, died due to black mould in flat 'unfit for humans', inquest finds

Awaab Ishak celebrated his second birthday just a week before died from a respiratory condition in December 2020.

Daily Record

Boy, two, died from mould in housing authority flat despite father’s complaints

Senior coroner Joanne Kearsley said ‘the tragic death of Awaab will and should be a defining moment for the housing sector’.

The Independent UK

Awaab Ishak: Death of boy, 2, due to mould in housing authority flat ‘should never have happened’, says Michael Gove

Housing Secretary pledges new legislation to ensure housing associations are ‘held to account’ after tragedy

Evening Standard

All the ways tragic two-year-old toddler Awaab Ishak was failed before his death

Bad decisions were taken by those who should have acted in his best interests

Manchester Evening News

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Boy, 2, died due to black mould in home from hell that was 'unfit for humans'

Awaab Ishak died from a respiratory condition caused by mould in December 2020, despite his parents' repeated pleas to housing staff to improve their living conditions

Daily Mirror

Awaab Ishak aged two died because mould was not treated at his home, coroner rules

'I do appreciate that nothing I say or do can bring Awaab back. More than anything, I hope you know that Awaab will - I am sure - make a difference for other people'

Wales Online

'How does this happen?': Coroner rules Awaab Ishak, 2, died after mould wasn't treated at his home

"Awaab will - I am sure - make a difference for other people"

Manchester Evening News

A 'happy, smiley baby' harmed by 'disgusting' mould: What we've heard so far in the Awaab Ishak inquest

The coroner's conclusion is due this week

Manchester Evening News

Amputee mum and baby living in mouldy house of horrors have to use neighbour's toilet

Danielle Bailey said Leeds City Council are now dealing with the mould around her toilet but the supposed "quick job" has taken longer than expected

Daily Mirror

Mum of tragic toddler, 2, pleaded for help with mould-hit home the day before he died, inquest hears

Mould at Awaab Ishak's home has been described as 'the most plausible, or only, explanation' for his fatal breathing difficulties

Manchester Evening News

Inside the 'disgusting' mouldy home family tried to leave before death of two-year-old son

Awaab Ishak's death has been linked to damp and mould

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Wales Online

Hospital admits baby 'would have been born alive' if it wasn't for staff negligence

Amy states that she was left alone in a hospital side room 'all night' without being checked by a doctor or midwife after being induced

Manchester Evening News

‘I was neglected for hours while in labour and lost my baby - the hospital admits my child could have been saved’

If staff negligence had not happened the little girl would have been born alive, the hospital has admitted

Manchester Evening News

Major IT failure that hit four hospitals and affected thousands of patients expected to cost £675k

It impacted Fairfield General, Rochdale Infirmary, the Royal Oldham Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital

Manchester Evening News

Cheeky and much loved girl, 9, collapsed and died the day after testing positive for Covid

A coroner said "no one could have predicted" how quickly she deteriorated

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Manchester Evening News

Man detained under Mental Health Act after hospital A&E 'kidnap' arrest

Specialist armed officers were scrambled to the Royal Oldham Hospital

Manchester Evening News

Man 'with bladed weapons' arrested on suspicion of kidnap and Royal Oldham Hospital 'put on lockdown' as armed police swoop outside A&E

Police said he had 'gained access to a car' outside the Royal Oldham Hospital - no one was hurt

Manchester Evening News

A&E waiting times hit all-time high in Greater Manchester in July

The colossal demand is creating an 'unsafe environment for patients with doctors and their colleagues facing impossible dilemmas'

Manchester Evening News

'Don't panic', say bosses at Royal Oldham Hospital after concerned patients spot medics in Hazmat suits

Patients were shocked when they spotted the white-suited medics outside the Royal Oldham

Wales Online

Doctor jailed for killing woman with botched procedure had lied about his age

Dr Isyaka Mamman, 85, has been jailed for three years following the death of Shahida Parveen, 48. He had used the wrong needle and put it in the wrong place

Daily Mirror

Husband begged elderly doctor to stop botched procedure on screaming wife before she died

Shahida Parveen's husband ran from a hospital room shouting "I told him to stop three times and he did not listen" after Dr Isyaka Mamman attempted a rare biopsy and pierced the sac holding her heart

Daily Mirror

Doctor, 85, who lied about age jailed for three years after killing mum in botched procedure

Dr Isyaka Mamman attempted a rare biopsy from the sternum and pierced Shahida Parveen's pericardium - the sac containing the heart - while she and her husband begged him to stop

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