Michael Buchanan

2 days 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.

4 days 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.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Michael Buchanan

Overhaul needed to prevent benefit claimants suffering harm, MPs sayMichael BuchananSenior Social Affairs Correspondent BBC NewsFamily picturesMPs looked at the cases of Philippa Day (L) and Errol Graham (R) who both died after DWP errors in managing their benefitsMPs are calling for a change in the law to prevent benefit claimants from suffering harm at the hands of the government department that is meant to help them.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Michael Buchanan

Streeting accused of 'betrayal' over maternity funding planMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentBBCRichard Stanton and Rhiannon Davies campaigned for a review into maternity services after their baby daughter died in 2009Campaigners have questioned Health Secretary Wes Streeting's commitment to maternity safety after his department watered down funding levels.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Michael Buchanan

Jobs fears as disability scheme owes businesses thousandsMichael BuchananSenior Social Affairs CorrespondentContributor handoutIt took six months for Lucy Earle to be assigned an Access to Work caseworkerBusinesses employing disabled people say they are owed hundreds of thousands of pounds by the government, and fear they may have to let staff go. Under the Access to Work scheme, companies and employees can apply for grants to help support disabled people in the workplace.