Hospital whistleblower dismissed as ‘head of nothing’, inquiry told
A microbiologist working at a hospital at the centre of infection concerns was told she was “head of nothing” when she tried to blow the whistle on patient safety issues,
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Mental health deaths issue downplayed by those in heart of government – inquiry
An inquiry into mental health deaths in Essex has been told that the extent of the problem was “downplayed by those within the heart of government”. The Lampard Inquiry will
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Covid inquiry has cost taxpayer more than £161m, suggest Government figures
The Covid-19 Inquiry has so far cost the taxpayer more than £161 million when spending by the Government and the probe are both taken into account, figures suggest. Some 280
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Hospital water system filled ‘too early’ before receiving patients, inquiry told
A hospital water system was filled “too early”, increasing the opportunity for contamination, a microbiologist has told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. The inquiry heard that the water system at the
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‘Difficult to imagine a greater loss’ says judge ahead of newborn death inquiry
A judge has said “it is difficult to imagine a greater loss” ahead of a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of a baby girl who died in hospital
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Dementia sufferer, 93, died after eating laundry pods that looked like sweets
A 93-year-old dementia sufferer died after eating laundry capsules that looked like sweets, according to a report. Elizabeth Van Der-Drift (pictured) died by a combination of aspiration pneumonia, ingesting the
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Hospital staff ‘missed and made incomplete checks’ before boy died of sepsis
Staff at a north London hospital missed and made incomplete medical checks on a four-year-old boy in the days before he died from sepsis, an inquest has heard. Daniel Klosi
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CQC review of Nottingham killer’s care finds key risk details ‘minimised or omitted’
The families of the victims of Valdo Calocane have said services caring for him in the lead-up to the attacks “have blood on their hands”, after it emerged a mental
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Graham Thorpe’s family praised for courage in speaking out after his death
The family of the late cricketer Graham Thorpe have been praised for their “courage in talking openly” about his mental health struggles. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced on
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Driver, 91, who killed toddler may have had ‘undiagnosed dementia’, FAI told
An elderly driver who killed a three-year boy after crashing into a shop may have been suffering from undiagnosed dementia, an inquiry has heard. Xander Irvine died after he was
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