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Improving the safety of maternity units and implementing recommendations made as part of an inquiry into baby deaths will reportedly cost £400 million per year. The Ockenden Review into baby deaths at a scandal-hit NHS trust said maternity staff had caused distress to patients by using ‘inappropriate language’ and blaming grieving mothers for their loss. … Read more
Improving the safety of maternity units and implementing recommendations made as part of an inquiry into baby deaths will reportedly cost £400 million per year. The Ockenden Review into baby deaths at a scandal-hit NHS trust said maternity staff had caused distress to patients by using ‘inappropriate language’ and blaming grieving mothers for their loss. … Read more
Campaigners have ramped up their demands for a public inquiry into Britain’s care home Covid crisis because deaths are still spiralling. Coronavirus fatalities in care homes have hit the highest levels since May, official figures revealed yesterday. More than 2,500 residents had the virus mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales over the seven days … Read more
England and Wales suffered the second deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic at the end of January, official figures revealed today. Office for National Statistics data shows 8,433 people had the virus mentioned on their death certificates over the seven days to January 29. This was just 11 fatalities more than the week before, showing the … Read more
The daily count of Covid-19 deaths has dropped to the lowest level in six weeks to 333 and the number of infections is down to 14,014, official figures show. Newly announced fatalities were lower than any time since December 27 today, dropping 18 per cent from 406 last Monday. And daily positive tests fell by … Read more
A seven-year-old has died after testing positive for coronavirus, health officials have revealed. The Government announced 915 more Covid victims across the UK today, taking the total fatality toll past 110,000. NHS England said the child was one of the 630 patients to succumb to the virus in English hospitals in the past 24 hours. The … Read more
Coronavirus cases are continuing to fall across the UK as officials today recorded another 19,202 infections and 1,322 fatalities. Department of Health figures show both daily counts have dropped 25 per cent week-on-week as the lockdown continues to thwart the spread of the virus. In yet another glimmer of hope, it was also revealed that … Read more
Coronavirus cases are continuing to fall across the UK as officials today recorded another 19,202 infections and 1,322 fatalities. Department of Health figures show both daily counts have dropped 25 per cent week-on-week as the lockdown continues to thwart the spread of the virus. In yet another glimmer of hope, it was also revealed that … Read more
Alcohol-related deaths spiked to their highest level since records began last year amid the first national lockdown, official figures show. An Office for National Statistics report published today found alcohol was a contributing factor in 5,460 fatalities in England and Wales between January and September, a rate of 12.8 per 100,000. This was a 17 per cent … Read more
Britain today recorded the fewest daily coronavirus deaths since December, with officials posting just 406 more victims as the second wave continues to fizzle out. Department of Health figures also show cases are continuing to fall, hitting a seven-week low of 18,607 positive tests. For comparison, 22,195 infections and 592 deaths were recorded last Monday, … Read more