Stuart Woodward

Chelmsford

Producer and Reporter, BBC Essex at BBC

Reporter / Producer for @bbcessex

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Inquiry hears Essex mental health trusts 'try to stop' coroner reports

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Stuart Woodward

Image source, Jamie Niblock/BBCImage caption, Deborah Coles said the behaviour of some NHS trusts at inquests was "reprehensible"Health trusts have repeatedly tried to prevent coroners from issuing Prevention of Future Death reports in order to protect their reputations, an inquiry has heard. Deborah Coles, director of the charity Inquest, told the BBC the "reprehensible" behaviour was a pattern "played out across the country" but was "exemplified" in Essex.
Southend man says heart screening at 16 'gave me bonus years'

1 day ago | bbc.com | Stuart Woodward

Heart screening at 16 'gave me bonus years'Stuart WoodwardJamie Niblock/BBCHarry Jenkins (centre), pictured with his parents, said he was "so, so lucky" to have his heart condition picked up at a screeningHarry thought it was normal to hear his heartbeat permanently racing in his ears - it was all he had known since he was a child.
Lampard Inquiry told people still dying avoidable deaths in Essex

2 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Lewis Adams |Stuart Woodward

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, The Lampard Inquiry heard lessons were not being learned about deaths at NHS trustsRepeated failures in mental health care have seen "avoidable deaths" continue in places people should be safe, an inquiry has heard. The Lampard Inquiry is analysing the deaths of more than 2,000 patients under NHS care in Essex between 2000 and 2023.
'We were short-staffed', NHS boss says

5 days ago | bbc.com | Stuart Woodward

'We were short-staffed', NHS boss tells inquestStuart WoodwardFamily handoutElise, who was from Southminster near Maldon, was found unresponsive in her room on 17 April 2021A clinical director criticised staff shortages and NHS budgets at an inquest into the death of a teenager at a mental health unit. Elise Sebastian was 16 years old when she was found unresponsive in her bedroom at the St Aubyn Centre, Colchester, in April 2021.
Essex teenager left unable to eat due to rare digestive condition

1 week ago | bbc.com | Stuart Woodward

Teen unable to eat due to rare digestive conditionStuart WoodwardSteve Hubbard/BBCFinley has received weekly lipid infusions directly into his heart since he was fourLike most teenagers his age, Finley is given a cake every year to celebrate his birthday, but he can never eat it - or any other food. If he did, he would bleed internally. The 14-year-old's digestive system cannot tolerate lipids - fatty compounds or oils which are found in foods - so he has them injected directly into his heart.
Lampard Inquiry: 'The NHS at its worst', says ex-ombudsman

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Stuart Woodward |Sophie Hutchinson

Image source, Lampard InquiryImage caption, Sir Rob Behrens was the parliamentary and health service ombudsman from 2017 to 2024A former health ombudsman has condemned mental health services for their handling of two vulnerable young men who died in their care.
Lampard Inquiry: 'The NHS at its worst', says ex-ombudsman

1 week ago | bbc.com | Stuart Woodward

'The NHS at its worst', ex-ombudsman tells inquiryStuart WoodwardSophie HutchinsonLampard InquirySir Rob Behrens was the parliamentary and health service ombudsman from 2017 to 2024A former health ombudsman has condemned mental health services for their handling of two vulnerable young men who died in their care.
Essex hospital staff will be 'horrified' over cuts, says union

1 week ago | bbc.com | Stuart Woodward |Aimee Dexter

Hospital staff will be 'horrified' at cuts - unionStuart Woodward & Aimee DexterStuart Woodward/BBCCuts to jobs are planned at hospitals in Southend, Basildon and ChelmsfordA union says staff at a hospital trust will be "absolutely horrified" by the announcement of more job cuts. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Southend and Basildon hospitals, and Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, plans to cut 743 whole-time equivalent posts before March 2026.
Woman seriously burned in Coggeshall retirement complex fire

1 week ago | bbc.com | Stuart Woodward

Woman seriously burned in retirement complex fireStuart WoodwardGooglePrail Court in Coggeshall contains 26 apartmentsA woman has been left seriously injured after a fire at a retirement complex in Essex. Two road ambulances and the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance helicopter were sent to Prail Court on Vesta Close, Coggeshall, just before 20:00 BST on Thursday. The woman was taken by road to Broomfield Hospital to be treated for serious burns.
Essex mental health patient records covered up, say families

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Stuart Woodward

Mental health patient data covered up - familiesStuart WoodwardPA MediaThe Lampard Inquiry is examining more than 2,000 mental health-related deaths between 2000 and 2023Families of patients who died under the care of a mental health trust have criticised authorities of a "cover-up" at a landmark public inquiry. The Lampard Inquiry is looking into the deaths of more than 2,000 people who died while being cared for by NHS services in Essex between 2000 and 2023.