Whooping cough: Vaccine expert ‘very worried’ by whooping cough deaths
Five babies have died from the infection amid a rise in cases in the UK. Source link
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Whooping cough: Cases up again as five infant deaths reported
There were 1,300 cases of the bacterial infection in March, after just over 900 in February in England. Source link
Asthma: Action needed on needless deaths, says charity
There were more than 12,000 UK deaths in the past decade, many of them needless, a charity warns. Source link
Long A&E wait times lead to more than 250 needless deaths a week – analysis
Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics in the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It sort of seems intuitive that if you wait a long time in a corridor or somewhere else waiting to be admitted, an average of six hours now, that that’s going to harm … Read more
Getting certificates in home deaths taxing task for grieving kin in Hyderabad
Obtaining death certificates in cases of home deaths has become quite taxing for the kin of the deceased. They are often made to wait unendingly in order to go through the urgent and unavoidable processes for transfer of pensions and assets. There is high pendency of death certificates pertaining to home deaths in the city … Read more
Whistleblowers accuse NHS trust of avoidable baby deaths
Serious concerns are raised by whistleblowers over maternity services at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust. Source link
Safety plea over co-sleeping baby deaths figures
She added: “It is my sincere hope that by drawing attention to our concerns, prompted by the outcome of our investigations, that the number of baby deaths in which co-sleeping was a preventable factor, can be even further reduced through open conversations about safer sleeping.” Source link
IT failures causing patient deaths, says NHS safety body
One patient was wrongly identified as not to be resuscitated because of slow access to digital records. Source link
Calls for police to investigate mental health deaths in Norfolk and Suffolk
Campaigners in Norfolk and Suffolk say lessons are not being learned after thousands of unexpected deaths. Source link
Family plea to ‘take action’ over ambulance delay deaths
Christopher Hart, 50, was found dead in his Suffolk home while waiting eight hours for an ambulance. Source link