Michael Buchanan Senior Social Affairs Correspondent, BBC News Family Handout William Hewes died of sepsis less than 24 hours after he arrived at hospital A doctor who rushed her seriously ill son to the east London hospital where she worked, and where he later died of sepsis, says she feels “betrayed” by the way her … Read more
An investigation has been launched into allegations that unauthorised people were allowed to watch procedures being carried out in hospital operating theatres. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said it was undertaking an internal review following the “deeply concerning” allegations. An internal staff survey found that previous concerns regarding unauthorised people in theatres had been … Read more
Stewart Whittingham BBC News, Liverpool Andy Gill BBC North West Tonight Reporting fromLiverpool Town Hall Cheshire Police Lucy Letby killed babies while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital Lawyers for former bosses of the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby murdered babies have asked for the public inquiry into the events surrounding her crimes … Read more
Cheshire Police Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life prison sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others (one of whom on two occasions) between June 2015 and June 2016 A police investigation at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven others has been expanded to … Read more
William Higgens BBC North West Investigations BBC Edith Eagle began using the tanners ahead of a holiday in Fuerteventura A woman has told how she was left in hospital “unable to breathe” after suffering a severe reaction to an unlicensed nasal tanning spray she bought online. Edith Eagle said she felt like she was “suffocating” … Read more
Carolyn Atkinson and Ben Robinson File on 4 Investigates Getty Images It took a clinical psychologist and others nine years to get Kasibba released (stock photo) An autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years, starting when she was just seven years old, the BBC … Read more
Joshua Askew BBC News, South East Getty Images A hospital trust spokesperson said they would learn from the report A coroner has said the public is being misled over what an NHS physician associate (PA) does after a woman died following hospital failings, including being misdiagnosed with a nosebleed. Pamela Marking went to A&E at … Read more
There are a record number of patients in hospital with Norovirus in England. Data from NHS England showed 1,160 patients a day were in hospital with the vomiting bug on average last week – double the level at the same period last year. It comes after a 22% rise on the week before, pushing it … Read more
Clive Myrie Chief presenter ‘It’s going to be a long night’: Watch as Clive Myrie finds corridors filled with beds at London hospital It’s just before 10:00 GMT at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. Raymond Dubbery is 81 and suffering from pneumonia. His hair thinning, he’s frail and very thin. The skin hangs … Read more
Hugh Pym and Chloe Hayward BBC News BBC Scarcely a day goes by without the NHS being in the news – even more so during the winter. Today, new numbers from NHS England will reveal how the system coped during the peak of winter pressures. We will learn how many patients were stuck on trolleys … Read more