Nikki Fox

London

Disability News Correspondent at BBC

Disability Correspondent for @bbcnews | Watchdog on @bbctheoneshow | Represented by @ymugroup | Enquiries - [email protected]

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Ambulance staff spend 25,000 hours in A&E queues

Jan 14, 2025 | yahoo.com | Nikki Fox |Rob Sissons

Staff at an ambulance service lost 25,000 hours in queues outside hospitals waiting to hand patients over last month. Papers being presented at January's meeting of East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) said it was the trust's second-worst month ever for handover delays outside accident and emergency departments. On average, Northamptonshire accounted for the longest of those delays, with ambulances waiting for an average of one hour 25 minutes against a national target of 15 minutes.
'My autistic son had no safety net when in crisis'

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Nikki Fox |Matt Precey

The family of a man who died after he repeatedly banged his head against a wall in a mental health suite said there was no "safety net" for people with their son's needs. Declan Morrison, 26, from Cambridge, was autistic, had severe learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In the hours before his death, he was left naked in a room with CCTV cameras, but his family said the alarm was only raised after he was found unresponsive by staff.
Cash-strapped hospital shuts 63 beds to save £5.5m

Nov 8, 2024 | yahoo.com | Nikki Fox |Matt Precey

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn has taken 11% of its beds out of use saying it does not have enough money to staff them. The hospital had a savings target of £29.5m this financial year (about 9% of its budget), making it the NHS trust with the second highest target in the country, according to the Health Service Journal (HSJ). Closing 60 out of 520 beds was expected to save £5.5m, with money being used to fund care in the community instead.
‘Our sons died - we want mental health inquiry to bring change’

Sep 7, 2024 | yahoo.com | Matt Precey |Nikki Fox

For mothers Melanie Leahy and Lisa Morris, the long wait for a full public inquiry into the deaths of mental health patients in Essex is finally over. On Monday Baroness Lampard will open fresh proceedings examining the deaths of inpatients under the care of successive NHS trusts over 23 years. The findings could have implications for mental healthcare nationally.
NHS prosthetics hold athletes back - Paralympian

Aug 22, 2024 | yahoo.com | Munaza Rafiq |Nikki Fox

Munaza Rafiq - Disability producer, BBC News and Nikki Fox - Disability correspondent, BBC NewsAugust 22, 2024 at 8:06 PM·4 min readA reigning Paralympic champion has told BBC News that NHS prosthetics need to improve to help produce Great Britain’s “next generation” of gold medallists.
Mental health trust obtains 'accurate' death figures

Jul 18, 2024 | msn.com | Matt Precey |Nikki Fox

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Metro disabled access 'shame' for Paralympic Paris

May 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Nikki Fox |Nathan Standley

It is "absolutely scandalous" that more has not been done to improve accessibility on Paris's underground trains network ahead of the Paralympics, a leading French disability charity has said. APF France Handicap said the Metro was a "big black spot" on the city's Paralympic legacy. The president of the International Paralympic Committee said he understood the "frustration", but pointed to "massive investment" in the city's buses.
More NHS hospitals leaving patients in corridors to free up ambulances

May 14, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox |Matt Precey

More and more UK hospitals are leaving patients in corridors due to a lack of bed space. NHS bosses say so-called corridor care is freeing up ambulances and saving lives, but BBC Newsnight has spoken to patients who say the growing practice is humiliating and degrading. Gregory Knowles counted 13 other patients alongside him on a corridor at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) in March.
EHCP: 'My autistic daughter has not been in school for 10 months'

Dec 14, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Munaza Rafiq |Nikki Fox

Record numbers of parents who feel they lack proper support for their children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are using legal tribunals to challenge councils' decisions. In nearly all cases, the parents are successful. The BBC spoke to two families about their experiences. For school-aged children, the weeks leading up to Christmas are usually filled with trips to the pantomime, Christmas plays and exchanging cards with friends. But not for 10-year-old Sarah.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust deaths report 'watered down to spare bosses'

Aug 28, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Nikki Fox |Matt Precey

By Nikki Fox & Matt PreceyBBC Newsnight29 August 2023A critical report into how a mental health trust mismanaged its mortality figures was edited to remove criticism of its leadership, the BBC has found. In June, auditors Grant Thornton revealed how the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) had lost track of patient deaths. But earlier drafts included language around governance failures that were missing in the final version.