Nikki Fox

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Health Correspondent at BBC

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Patients will suffer if Addenbrooke's cuts go ahead, staff say

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox |Katy Prickett

Image source, Nikki Fox/BBCImage caption, Unite regional officer Richard Gates (third left) fears cuts to support staff will put more pressure on frontline staff, impacting patients BBC health correspondent, CambridgeshireAn NHS hospital worker who took part in a demonstration against planned job cuts has warned the cuts could lead to clinics being cancelled.
EPUT: Neglect at mental health unit led to death of Elise

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox |Shivani Chaudhari

Image source, Family handoutImage caption, The death of 16-year-old Elise Sebastian is being monitored by the Lampard Inquiry, a public inquiry into mental health deaths in EssexBBC health correspondent, EssexChelmsford Coroner's CourtNeglect at a mental health unit contributed to the death of a "happy and outgoing" 16-year-old, an inquest jury has heard.
NHS in East of England faces unprecedented cuts, says boss

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox |Matt Precey

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Integrated care boards plan and fund local health servicesBBC health correspondent, East of EnglandA senior NHS leader has said the health service is facing "unprecedented times" as budget cuts and job losses loom. Amanda Lyes, from the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), was speaking at a board meeting on Tuesday.
Lampard Inquiry: What has happened so far?

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox

Image source, PABBC health correspondent, East of EnglandEight months into its 25-month timeline, the Lampard Inquiry is beginning to expose deep-rooted issues in NHS mental health services in Essex. With more than 2,000 deaths in inpatient units between 2000 and the end of 2023, the inquiry is examining not only local failings but also whether these reflect wider national problems. Here is what has emerged so far. The inquiry is named after its chairwoman, Baroness Kate Lampard.
EPUT chief tells Lampard Inquiry that deaths are 'heartbreaking'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox

Image source, EPUTImage caption, Health chief Paul Scott apologised to families involved in the Lampard InquiryBBC health correspondent, EssexThe chief executive of a trust at the centre of England's first public inquiry into mental health said the testimonies of bereaved relatives had been "brave, powerful and heartbreaking". The Lampard Inquiry is looking into the deaths of 2,000 people in mental health units in Essex between 2000 and 2023.
Mental health patient suffers burns at Ipswich petrol station

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Matt Precey |Nikki Fox

Image source, Google Street ViewImage caption, The incident happened at a petrol station opposite Ipswich HospitalBBC health correspondent, East of EnglandA mental health trust is investigating how a patient suffered serious burns while on escorted leave from one of its units. The emergency services were called to the branch of Applegreen petrol station on Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich, on Tuesday. The condition of the man is currently unknown.
Lampard inquiry told of 'culture of fear' in mental health

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, An inquiry has heard how mental health staff were "firefighting" because of a lack of staff and resourcesHealth correspondent, BBC EssexMental health staff are so scared about being blamed for things going wrong they have lost empathy for patients, according to an expert witness at England's first mental health inquiry.
Parents' pain after Harlow hospital failures led to baby's death

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox

Image source, Russo familyImage caption, Emmy Russo's death was preventable had hospital staff acted sooner, an inquest heardBBC health correspondent, EssexThe parents of a baby who died after five missed opportunities for a C-section said their lives had transformed into a "continuous reel" of grief. Emmy Russo died three days after she was born at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, in January 2024.
Faster action could have saved baby at Harlow hospital - inquest

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox

Image source, Family handoutImage caption, Emmy's mother and father, Bryony and Daniel Russo, said their concerns were repeatedly dismissed BBC health correspondent, EssexThe inquest into the death of a newborn baby has heard she would have been "less likely" to have died if an emergency caesarean section had been carried out sooner. Emmy Russo was delivered at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex and died three days later on 12 January 2024 as a result of catastrophic brain injuries.
Mental health staff muted alert before patient death - inquest

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox

Image source, Family handoutImage caption, The family of Elise Sebastian said she loved animals and was enrolled in an animal care courseBBC health correspondent, EssexStaff muted a safety alarm before a teenager was found unconscious at an NHS mental health unit, an inquest heard. The 16-year-old was supposed to receive one-to-one care but an inquest was told an alert system, linked with her bedroom, was muted and she was left alone for 28 minutes.