Michele Paduano

West Midlands

Health Correspondent at BBC

Just trying to get at the truth. Journalist who believes that the system will protect itself.

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An abandoned warehouse in Digbeth caught fire last night - who owns it?

1 month ago | birminghamdispatch.co.uk | Michele Paduano |Birmingham Dispatch

Dear readers — welcome to your Monday briefing. A landmark warehouse in Digbeth went up in flames yesterday after a pile of rubbish caught alight. Samuel was there in minutes and then went digging in the land registry to see what he could uncover. His findings lead to a lot more questions — see below. We also have an exclusive, involving over a thousand patients who may have been harmed as a result of treatment delays overseen by a troubled Birmingham NHS trust.
Shropshire man was 'abandoned' by health trust, say brothers

2 months ago | bbc.com | Michele Paduano

Man was 'abandoned' by health trust, say brothersMichele PaduanoWill JeffordFamilyBarnaby Spicer died after being released from a mental health facility in Shrewsbury The brothers of a man who died within weeks of being released from a mental health centre have said he was "abandoned" by an NHS trust. Barnaby Spicer died after he was released from Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury in November 2024 without a community treatment order.
Man was 'abandoned' by health trust, say brothers

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Michele Paduano |Will Jefford

The brothers of a man who died within weeks of being released from a mental health centre have said he was "abandoned" by an NHS trust. Barnaby Spicer died after he was released from Redwoods Centre in Shrewsbury in November 2024 without a community treatment order. The 45-year-old had a history of psychosis and had been violent towards himself and others when he was not on his medication, his family said.
Black Country troubled mental health hospital worse

2 months ago | bbc.com | Michele Paduano

Troubled mental health hospital worse - patientsMichele PaduanoHealth correspondent, BBC MidlandsWil VincentWil Vincent fronts a self-help podcast for patients struggling with their mental healthFormer inpatients of a troubled Black Country mental health service have said the situation is getting worse. Wil Vincent, who runs a peer support group, was attacked during his last admission to Bushey Fields Hospital in Dudley.
Troubled mental health hospital worse - patients

2 months ago | aol.com | Michele Paduano

Former inpatients of a troubled Black Country mental health service have said the situation is getting worse. Wil Vincent, who runs a peer support group, was attacked during his last admission to Bushey Fields Hospital in Dudley. The Black Country Healthcare Trust is known to have a significant morale problem and the results of another poor staff survey are expected to be announced.
'My mum was left in agony after hospital bed fall'

Jan 24, 2025 | yahoo.com | Michele Paduano |Charlotte Benton

An 80-year-old woman was left "getting weaker and weaker" for days after she suffered a brain-bleed falling out of her hospital bed, her daughter says. Julianne Dix's mother Diane Preece was waiting to be discharged from Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, after a urine infection when the fall, during which she also broke her hip, left her needing an operation.
Two died on New Year's Eve waiting for ambulance

Jan 6, 2025 | yahoo.com | Michele Paduano

Two people died on New Year's Eve in the West Midlands while waiting for an ambulance, NHS bosses have confirmed. A man aged in his 50s, from Staffordshire, had originally been conscious, but the call was later upgraded to a category one, meaning there was a threat to life. A second patient also died in Worcestershire, with West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) admitting in both cases it was "not a level of service we would ever wish to provide".
Conductor hopes surgeon victim mum 'will look down'

Dec 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Michele Paduano |Tanya Gupta

Eunice Jones is among 62 of Paterson's patients whose deaths are being investigated [PA Media]A conductor who lost his mother to cancer and then discovered her death was to be reinvestigated at an inquest has said she hopes she will be looking down, during a concert dedicated to her memory. Eunice Jones was a patient of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson, and is among 62 women whose deaths are being investigated in judge-led inquests.
Death of Paterson patient mum preventable - family

Oct 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | Susie Rack |Michele Paduano

Jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson is listed to give evidence at the inquest into the death of former patient Elaine Turbill [BBC]A woman has told an inquest she had "a feeling in her stomach" the death of her mother - a patient of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson - could have been prevented. Elaine Turbill, a married, retired legal secretary from Castle Bromwich, Solihull, was 63 when she died of breast cancer in 2017.
Man sold house to buy boat after surviving Covid

Oct 14, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Alex McIntyre |Michele Paduano

Tony Davies said his experience with Covid "changed his life" [BBC]A man who survived a near-death experience with Covid said the experience changed his life, leading him to sell his house and buy a boat. Tony Davies, from Coventry, shared his experience of the pandemic with a Covid inquiry event held at the city's Belgrade Theatre. The event, called Every Story Matters, has been travelling around the country to speak to people and find out how the pandemic affected them.