Councils must be required to regularly inspect temporary accommodation for homeless families to prevent dangerous conditions contributing to more than one child death a month, MPs have said. In response
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John Swinney has spoken of the “unbearable” loss of life during the Covid pandemic, but insisted the Scottish Government “did all that it could” to help the public “at a
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A fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two toddlers at the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in Glasgow heard independent reports found neither death could have been predicted. Cailyn
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Families bereaved by Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have expressed hope they can influence public policy. Members of the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice NI group (pictured) met deputy First Minister
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Families who lost loved ones in the Covid-19 pandemic have accused Stormont’s leaders of ignoring them. Members of the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice NI group (pictured) criticised First Minister
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The mother of a newborn baby who died in a Glasgow intensive care unit has told an inquiry her daughter died from an infection caused by an “absolutely putrid hospital”.
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A senior doctor has told of her “feelings of betrayal” over her son’s death at the hospital where she worked, an inquest heard. William Hewes (pictured) died aged 22 at
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An NHS trust has been fined £1.6 million for “avoidable failings” that led to the deaths of three babies in 2021. Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust pleaded guilty at
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A coroner has given a warning about potentially incriminating evidence at a fresh inquest into the death of a premature baby. Robert Sowersby, assistant coroner for Avon, was asking questions
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More than 1,000 people who have sought support from the vaccine damage payment scheme after being injured or bereaved as a result of Covid-19 jabs have been waiting a year
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