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Michael Buchanan

Scotland

Social Affairs Correspondent at BBC

Hebridean | Social Affairs Correspondent

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  • Jobs fears as Access to Work disability scheme owes businesses thousands

    1 week 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.

  • Criticised Morecambe Bay NHS trust claimed £2m for 'good care' provision

    4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Michael Buchanan

    Baby deaths trust claimed £2m 'good care' paymentsMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsPA MediaIda Lock died a week after she suffered serious brain injuries around the time of her deliveryAn NHS trust criticised over the avoidable death of a newborn baby was paid £2m for providing good maternity care, the BBC can reveal.

  • What are the problems at the heart of its failures?

    1 month ago | bbc.com | Michael Buchanan

    'The time for inquiries is over': The problem at the heart of the NHS's maternity care failuresMichael BuchananSocial Affairs CorrespondentBBCBy the entrance to Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness sits a sculpture of a moon with 11 stars. It is a memorial to the mother and babies who died unnecessarily due to poor care at the hospital between 2004 and 2013.

  • Newborn's death 'due to gross failures of midwives'

    1 month ago | yahoo.com | Michael Buchanan |Ian Shoesmith

    A newborn baby died due to the gross failure of three midwives to provide basic medical care, a corner has ruled. Ida Lock was born at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) on 9 November 2019 but died a week later after suffering a serious brain injury due to a lack of oxygen.

  • Will scrapping NHS England help improve patient safety?

    1 month ago | bbc.com | Michael Buchanan

    Will scrapping NHS England help improve patient safety? Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentPAAfter Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's announcement this week that NHS England (NHSE) is to be disbanded, the BBC looks at whether the changes present a new opportunity to improve patient safety within the NHS.

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Michael Buchanan
Michael Buchanan @BBCMBuchanan
11 Apr 25

RT @RobinsonBee: Huge thanks to @StanchionBooks for your continued support of my debut book The Trillion Dollar Conman.

Michael Buchanan
Michael Buchanan @BBCMBuchanan
11 Apr 25

NEW: When the govt announced cuts to disability benefits, they mentioned Access to Work as a scheme that would help people find work. The scheme has significant problems though, with employers owed huge sums and disabled people waiting months for help. https://t.co/XWfS1GqBYA

Michael Buchanan
Michael Buchanan @BBCMBuchanan
3 Apr 25

RT @BBCNewsPR: Congratulations to @BBCVickiYoung who is the new presenter of Politics Live! She’ll start the role in June. Read more here…