Michael Buchanan
Social Affairs Correspondent at BBC
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1 week ago |
aol.com | Olimpia Zagnat |Michael Buchanan
A group of families harmed by poor maternity care say Health Secretary West Streeting is considering holding a national inquiry into maternity safety. The parents of babies who were injured or died due to failings at maternity units say they "pulled apart" a plan he had outlined on how to improve care. Following a meeting with Streeting on Tuesday, Dr Jack Hawkins, whose daughter Harriet died in 2016 in Nottingham, said the "door is definitely unlocked" and more discussions would take place.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Michael Buchanan
NHS baby data loss 'likely intentional or malicious'Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsBBCPolice have been investigating the loss of a data file by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustA police investigation has found that a missing data file containing the details of hundreds of maternity cases was most likely deleted "intentionally or maliciously".
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Michael Buchanan
Michael Buchanan - Social affairs correspondent, BBC NewsTue, June 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM UTC1 min readPolice have been investigating the loss of a data file by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust [BBC]A police investigation has found that a missing data file containing the details of hundreds of maternity cases was most likely deleted "intentionally or maliciously".
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Michael Buchanan
Police investigate heart deaths at NHS hospitalMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsBBCChristine Rymer says she had no idea what her mother, Dorothy Readhead, had endured until she was contacted by the BBCPolice have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart operations at an NHS hospital, the BBC has learned.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Michael Buchanan |Tom Oakley
A corporate manslaughter investigation has been opened into failings that led to hundreds of babies dying or being injured at maternity units in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police said it was examining whether maternity care provided by the Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust had been grossly negligent.
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RT @branwenjeffreys: This has been widely welcomed this morning g by children’s charities and those working in education- it’s estimated a…
And here is our BBC Sounds piece on the investigation https://t.co/ZdTj4AP4wn
NEW: Police are investigating a number of deaths at an NHS hospital. The patients all died following the same heart procedure at Castle Hill hospital near Hull. We’ve seen documents which show medical errors occurred but some death certs didn’t reflect what had happened. 🧵
NEW: Police have announced they are investigating allegations of corporate manslaughter at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust over its maternity failures. More than 200 cases have been passed to officers from the Notts maternity review. https://t.co/J1SQYN0x6M
