trusts. there have been at least seven preventable deaths of babies at east kent nhs foundation trust since 2016r alone. a 2015 review found major failings, including consultants refusing to go into work when on call. the trust has apologised to parents where there has been poor care. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. if we didn't have evelyn, we'd be in a very dark, dark place. archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to evelyn. he fell ill within hours unfortunately, but the medics failed to realise that he was suffering from group b strep, a potentially serious infection. poor temperature control, low blood sugar, the grunting noise, irritability, not feeding, blotchy skin — these are all symptoms of group b strep and they were all aware of these symptoms, but no one put it together. archie wasn't properly treated for 13 hours and died after four days, leaving a family of girls without their only brother. i get really angry at thinking about that group of professionals that were in that room with us, and no one spotted what was going on, and they could hav

across nhs trusts right around the country, 01’ nhs trusts right around the country, or is this specifichere are some common themes that are absolutely all over the country. i think with east kent, there's a particular issue it sounds like with co nsulta nts particular issue it sounds like with consultants not coming and when they we re consultants not coming and when they were required, some big dysfunctional relationships, but, absolutely, the central themes of midwives and doctors not responding well, not working well as a team, and this crucial point, not learning from things that go wrong, not taking those opportunities to learn. that is absolutely widespread across the system. we really need to address that. those issues you are highlighting don't sound like a question of resources or money or finance. is that right? what do you think really needs to change than, as an organisational change rather than a financial change? as an organisational change rather than a financial change ?|j as an organisational change rather than a financial change? i think we have heard culture mentioned

trusts. at least seven babies have died at east kent nhs foundation trust since 2016, including three last yeardmitted all of the deaths were preventable. a 2015 review found major failings, including consultants refusing to go into work when on call. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. say daddy! if we didn't have evelyn, we'd be in a very dark, dark place. but it's always in the back of your mind, "what would he be like?" archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to evelyn. he fell ill within hours unfortunately, but the medics failed to realise that he was suffering from group b strep, a potentially serious infection. poor temperature control, low blood sugar, the grunting noise, irritability, not feeding, blotchy skin — these are all symptoms of group b strep and they were all aware of these symptoms, but no one put it together. archie wasn't properly treated for 13 hours and died after four days, leaving a family of girls without their only brother. i get really angry at thinking about that group of professionals that were in that room with us, and no one

nhs trust in kent.ted in a constant and police hit a new low in just one that resulted in a constant and police hit a new low injust one in every 1a cases. hello there we start with football look to increase their lead at the top of the premier league table back top of the premier league table back to 16 points. bear away at walls and are currently one in my life thanks tojordan are currently one in my life thanks to jordan had to are currently one in my life thanks tojordan had to say. 15 minutes played at mullen county mothers are hosting a watford at the second attempt in their fa cups. third row that we play. a waterlogged pitch of delayed the original page. it came from three — 02 draw three all at printing part. it is currently 0—0. manchester united has the fourth round on sunday. scotland jane russell will not face ireland next saturday after the meeting at scotla nd saturday after the meeting at scotland 26 nation training camp. it follows a breach of the teen protocol which is scott —— thought

affairs correspondent reporting on this with seven preventable deaths at this trust, and he scanned nhs trustu have this report that the independent is looking at and looking at hundred 30 newborns for brain damage by oxygen starvation and so this is on top of their reports that are already running today it is obsolete staggering figure that the babies are not being, monitored 30 babies are not cared for in the standards that we would expect and this has led to brain damage. i am really shocked to read the story and can work to the independent for following this. the bbc has been following this story for some considerable time, and it stuck to its guns on it. one of the most scandalous aspects of this and ido most scandalous aspects of this and i do not doubt it is that the contributory factor and a lot of these cases were care has been somewhat lacking to put it mildly is that they have been refusing to work weekends and that's what doctors do, isn't it? and is certainly what michael said as a factor in his report. if they are on call, they just will not turn up. is never doctors are suppose

trusts. mistakes continued even after criticism of its performance. at least seven babies have died at east kent nhsefusing to come in when on call. archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to evelyn, but maternity staff failed to spot that he had group b strep, a potentially serious infection. they took too long to treat him and he died aged four days. before they were born, we got the double pram and everything, two of everything and stuff, and then you come home and it's only one. archie was born at this hospital in margate. it's run by the east kent hospital's trust and it's had maternity problems for years. in 2015, external examiners found consultants wouldn't do ward rounds or come in when on call. our investigation has uncovered failings since then, at least seven preventable deaths in recent years. there are questions over three deaths from last year, including archie powell's. in 2017, we've identified two more deaths, one of which is currently the subject of an inquest, and we've discovered the trust accept that two deaths in 2016 were also preventable. emmalene bushnell acted

we have to make the statements from the nhs trusts in bath an east london nhs foundation trust told usvestigation into the circumstances surrounding the events that led up to mr cullen is taking his life in 2018. we have learned from this and strive to improve practices and services into the future." the other trust said, "we send our deepest condolences and unreserved apology to the family are mr collins. as an nhs trust we take pride in delivering excellent patient care and evidencing learning when required. our continued thoughts are with the family during this difficult time. we have made a number of changes to processes and procedures in the light of this case to ensure this incident will never be repeated." an e—mail from amanda who tells us, my husband was discharged after an attempt on his life, then readmitted, then allowed out, then he took his own life. staff vote at the time that he was at the most severe risk of suicide and he had a history of depression. my and he had a history of depression. my life is destroyed. if you want to get in touch with us, you can e—mail us. an

the only nhs trust which runs a gender identity development service is being challenged in the courtsg brought by two women, including a nurse who used to work at the tavistock & portman nhs trust. our social affairs correspondent alison holt is at the high court. explain more about this case, alison. well, jane, at the heart of the case is the issue of consent. at what age can a child truly weigh the distress they may feel at the moment about the gender they are born into and their desire to change it against the long term, potentially life changing decisions, about treatment? the case is being brought bya treatment? the case is being brought by a nurse who used to work at the gender identity service and the mother of a 15—year—old girl with autism who is awaiting treatment with the service. now, they are both worried by the use of puberty blockers in particular, which clinicians describe as delaying or pausing the onset of puberty. they say that these are experimental drugs and they are concerned about what they say is the speed at which they can be given. they want the court to say

trusts. there have been at least seven preventable deaths of babies at east kent nhs foundation trust since 2016st year alone. a 2015 review found major failings, including consultants refusing to go into work when on call. the trust has apologised to parents where there has been poor care. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. say daddy! if we didn't have evelyn, we'd be in a very dark, dark place. but it's always in the back of your mind, "what would he be like?" archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to evelyn. he fell ill within hours unfortunately, but the medics failed to realise that he was suffering from group b strep, a potentially serious infection. poor temperature control, low blood sugar, the grunting noise, irritability, not feeding, blotchy skin — these are all symptoms of group b strep and they were all aware of these symptoms, but no one put it together. archie wasn't properly treated for 13 hours and died after four days, leaving a family of girls without their only brother. i get really angry at thinking about that group of professionals that

trust. east kent nhs foundation trust has apologised after significant concerns were raised about maternitycontinuing for yea rs there with mistakes continuing for years after criticism was first raised. the un's highest court has decided this morning to allow a case accusing myanmar of genocide against rohingya muslims to go ahead. more than 700,000 fled from the army to neighbouring bangladesh in 2017. if judges decide that those in myanmar still face the ongoing threat of genocide, emergency measures will be issued to try to protect them. the former speaker of the house of commonsjohn former speaker of the house of commons john bercow is former speaker of the house of commonsjohn bercow is facing a fresh allegation of bullying and he denies the claim from lord lysvane, who had been one of his most senior assistance. cabinet minister andrea leadsom says the new complaint should have an impact on whether he has made a peer. the key point about the complaints procedure is that nobody can get away with bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, talking down to people and so on and where those

lawyers will argue it is illegal for tavistock and portman nhs trust to prescribe the drugs to children and considered." 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holtjoins me now — what's this case about? ami am i right in thinking this is the first case of its kind? as far as we know and i would say that the case centres on the issue of consent. can a child under the age of 18 really weigh the distress they might feel right now about their gender against the potential long—term consequences of drug treatment including puberty blockers? these blockers are set to pause puberty, giving the child time to decide on the best way forward. the legal action is brought by a nurse, sue evans, who used to work at the gender identity development service we are talking about, and the mother of a 15—year—old girl with autism who is awaiting treatment at the moment. both are worried that we don't really understand enough about the long—term effects of the drugs which they describe as experimental. they say that they feel children who could be as young as nine or ten are not ina could be as young as nin

this week, we reveal that more than 100 different types of mesh devices to treat hernias by nhs trustsengland and scotland are being sewn into patients and some haven't been properly tested. it has led to the claim that patients are being treated like guinea pigs. because certain types of mesh implants, which are permanent, are being used based on little or no medical evidence. here's our reporter, anna collinson. a hernia mesh repair is supposed to be a simple procedure, but once the permanent device has been implanted, it can be extremely dangerous to remove. this means if something goes wrong, many patients have to live with the complications, like chronic pain. i hope that somebody can fix me, somebody can help. if i was told this was the life of me and there was nothing they could do, i don't think i would want to live it. a scrubbing brush, which ijust took from my sink... experts are now warning that basic household appliances now undergo more tests than some types of mesh devices. that's how irresponsible this is. people are putting more thought into these disposable cups than

using freedom of information requests, we can reveal nhs trusts in england and scotland have purchasedce experts are now concerned the nhs is using too many devices with little or no clinical evidence on safety. can you explain why more than 100 meshes is a concern for patients? there is no chance 100 can have evidence of effectiveness, not least because there just isn't 100 randomised trials in this area. therefore some of these have no evidence attached to them whatsoever, and they have to go immediately. the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme has also been leaked a promotional video which was made over a decade ago, and funded by one of the biggest mesh manufacturers in the world. the footage shows a surgeon describing one type of mesh as been broken after being inside a patient. they shrink, they become more brittle. you can see how stiff this mesh is. this is a mesh tumour, and you can see what it looks like on the back table, how hard this mesh is. but we have found this type of mesh is still being sold by ethicon, and used by the nhs. ethicon says it stands by the safety and pe

here a nhs hospital trust has apologised for preventable baby deaths after a bbc investigation discovered seven deaths at the east kent nhs foundation trust since 2016. the trust apologised to the pa rents 2016. the trust apologised to the parents and said it has not always provided the right standard of care for every woman and baby. our social affa i rs for every woman and baby. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to evelyn but the maternity staff failed to spot that he had group b strep, a potentially serious infection. it took too long to treat him and he died aged four days. before they were born, we got a double pram and everything, two of everything and stuff and then he come home and he is only one. archie was born at this hospital in margate. it's run by the east kent hospital trust and their investigation has uncovered at least some preventable deaths in recent years due to maternity problems. —— seven preventable deaths. there are questions over three deaths from last year including archie powell's. in

we can reveal more than 100 different types of mesh devices to treat hernias by nhs trusts england ando patients — when some haven't been subjected to clinical tests. it's led to the claim that patients are being treated like guinea pigs because certain types of mesh implants — which are permanent — are being used based on little or no medical evidence. it's nearly three years since we first revealed hundreds of women were taking legal action after experiencing complications following vaginal mesh repairs. that operation has been suspended for the majority of women while a government review takes place. hernia mesh repairs, however, continue. since october we've been repeatedly asking to interview the government, health bodies and leading surgeons about this — but, again and again, we've been turned down by the government's medicines and healthca re products regulatory agency, the mhra, by the royal college of surgeons, by nhs england and the department of health, and by the british hernia society. it's never too late though — so if the health secretary or any junior health minsters —

we also asked nhs trusts about hospitals. 75 hospital buildings have acm cladding and 50 have hpl butin tower hamlets for example which has 700 tower blocks, they said it is too early to know how many buildings are covered in hpl cladding and enfield council said to tell us the information would constitute an endangerment to the mental health of the residents in the blocks. we showed ourfindings to tiago alvez. this really is a scandal that needs to be taken very, very seriously. someone needs to address this because it and if someone doesn't, there will be more lives lost in the future. what started as a tragedy at granville has now spread across the whole country. this is leads. we bought this place debris 2017 so only three yea rs this place debris 2017 so only three years ago. “— this place debris 2017 so only three years ago. —— grenfell. we were excited, it was our first time by i suppose. we always worked very hard to what we've got suites and achievement. abby's will develop pa rt last achievement. abby's will develop part last october. she got a letter saying her building was

a bbc news investigation finds seven babies may have died unnecessarily at an nhs trust in kent. the number of crimes that result in a charge or caution by police hits a new low — just one in every 1a cases. a man has been found guilty of wounding with intent after he attacked a police officer with a machete in east london. world leaders gather injerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp in occupied poland. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7pm, beyond 100 days will bring you the latest from donald trump's impeachment trial, as democrats press ahead with their case for removing the president from office. at 8pm, we'll be speaking to professor david heymann, an expert in epidemics, about the spread of the new virus from china. and at 10.1i0pm and 11.30pm this evening, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. our guests tonight are broadcasterjohn stapleton and political correspondent at the guardian, kate proctor. that's all ahead on

an nhs hospital trust has apologised for preventable baby deaths after a bbc investigation discoverd st seven deaths at the east kent nhs foundation trust since 2016. the trust apologised to the parents and said it has "not always provided the right standard of care for every woman and baby". our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports. archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to evelyn but the maternity staff failed to spot that he had group b strep, a potentially serious infection. it took too long to treat him and he died aged four days. before they were born, we got a double pram and everything, two of everything and stuff and that he come home and there is only one. archie was born at this hospital in margate. it's run by the east kent hospital trust and their investigation has uncovered at least some preventable deaths in recent years due to maternity problems. there are questions over three deaths from last year including archie powell's. in 2017, they identified two more deaths, one of which is currently the subject of an inquest and we discovered th

significant concerns have been raised about maternity care at the east kent hospitals nhs trust aftern preventable baby deaths had occurred since 2016. michael buchanan reports. tom and sarah didn't get to hold their first child until the day he died. just a week old, harry was failed repeatedly by the medics responsible for ensuring his safe entry into the world. it has tested us, it has tested family relationships, it has tested our ability to work, to live a normal life and it shouldn't have happened in the first place. today a coroner agreed, finding neglect by east kent hospitalhospital contributed to the newborn‘s death. there were a series of failings in harry's care, says the coroner. a junior doctor described as being out of his depth delayed delivering the baby and was born pale and fluffy. but he would have survived and been healthy if a paediatrician then hadn't failed for 28 minutes to properly resuscitate harry. it is a nice vindication, in some respects, that we didn't do anything wrong. there is nothing more we could have done differently. because i thought it was very

trust since 2016. it was discovered they received almost £1.5 million in 2018 from a service initiative aimed at promoting good maternity care. to get the money, east kent told nhs. a payment included £500,000 that came from trusts that didn't rate their own care as highly as east kent did. the trust said the money helped fund new equipment. maternity care in east kent is expected to be heavily criticised today following the death of harry richford, who was just a week old when he died in 2017. over the past three weeks, a number of witnesses have told the coroner there were a series of failures in harry's care for which the trust has already apologised. michael buchanan, bbc news. tens of thousands of people are protesting on the streets of the iraqi capital baghdad to demand the expulsion of american forces from the country. the killing in baghdad this month of the iranian military commander, qassim suleimani, in baghdad this month has fuelled tensions and a shia cleric has called for a million people to join the march, near the us embassy. our middle east correspondent martin patience sent us this update. extraordinary turnout for this march which has been ca

a bbc news investigation uncovers several preventable baby deaths at an nhs trust in kent.that result in a charge or caution by police hits a new low — just one in every 14 cases. world leaders gather injerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp in occupied poland. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster john stapleton and guardian political correspondent kate proctor. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. tomorrow's telegraph reports that police and prosecutors are being accused of undermining justice because some forces are not charging any thieves. thank you for staying for the second one, it's so much better when you have someone to talk to. the independent leads on the criminal investigation into maternity hospitals in kent, where it says more than 130 newborns were brain—damaged due to oxygen starvation. the metro reports on the killer coronavirus spreading across the world, with six people in the uk now in quarantine being treated for the diseas

raised the preventable deaths of at least seven babies in the last two years at east kent hospital's nhs trustg news headlines last week about the preventable baby deaths in east kent, including harry richford, aged just seven days old, whose death was described by the coroner as "wholly avoidable " , will the secretary of state join me and harry's family and calling for a full, transparent public inquiry? here, here! the health minister described the steps the care quality commission, the c00, have been taking. i'd like to reassure the honourable lady that the cqc have conducted further investigation of the whole trust last week, and will take enforcement action if necessary. i've asked them to provide a summary report in 14 days, that was on monday. also, the health service's examination board have examined 26 individual maternity cases and have reported on 15. they have also been asked on monday to complete their work within 14 days and send a summary to give us further information. 0pposition mps were angry about the situation in accident and emergency departments. i don't know if the mini

. >> excellence in nhs trust receiving 500 million pounds thanks to the conservative government, we agree that this is excellent news and encourage constituents to get involved in the consultation on where the hospital should go? >> i congratulate my honorable friend and also drawing attention to investment in the nhs which is increasing under this government and for which we have legislated not just this year but every year this parliament. >> specialists in counsel for the next week, the movement to make desperately needed improvements was turned down by the government. will the premise to review the funding formula for revenues on this advantage because they have fewer pupils. >> that is an important point but we are increasing funding by 780 million and ensuring there are more schools but i'm happy to look at the particular case he raised. >> part of the adult automation of cornwall and 40% of children have not seen that in the next year. will my for the primacy with a friend meet with me to resolve this inequality? >> i'm very happy to meet my honorable friend any time. >> thank you,

revealed yesterday that there have been at least seven preventable baby deaths at the east kent nhs trustsocial affairs correspondent michael buchanan. a warning, his report contains flashing images. we didn't get to hold harry until the day that he died. i'm so glad we got to spend those seven days with him and see him. it means he was a real, living human being for those seven days and that means everything to us. tom and sarah should have their toddler son buzzing around them on their seaside walk but a catalogue of maternity failures robbed the young couple of harry within days of his birth. if harry had brain damage similar to what he had when he died and he was under my care during those seven days i would be held accountable for that. but nobody has at the hospital. it all went wrong on this maternity unit over a two hour period one november night. first, a locum doctor, described as out of his depth, delayed delivering the baby. the coroner said he should never have been in charge that evening. he never had his cv checked by a consultant, as was the process. it doesn't feel like a

researchers at barts health nhs trust and university college london — have found that training for —s taking four years off the age of your arteries. this morning i put on my trainers and went to find out more. a new year brings new resolutions, and for many people in london's hyde park today, that means getting fit. but the idea of running a marathon, 26.2 miles, fills many with fear. ifind running really hard, it's not easy for me. i prefer to go down to the gym and lift weights. that's easy, but, hopefully, the smaller i get, the easier it will become. if i were to do like a half marathon, marathon, think i would need months and months of practice. i got a place in the ballot to run the marathon this year, and i'm actually doing a half marathon on the 8th of february at victoria park. how are you feeling about the first marathon? terrified. in fact, researchers now say marathon running can add years to your life. they studied more than 100 first—time runners at the london marathon and found it rejuvenated their arteries. it was those older, more sedentary individuals, potentially

there have been at least seven preventable baby deaths, including that of harry, at the east kent nhs trusth the hospital belongs. here's our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan, and his report contains flashing images. we didn't get to hold harry until the day that he died. i'm so glad we got to spend those seven days with him and see him. it means he was a real, living human being for those seven days and that means everything to us. tom and sarah should have their toddler son buzzing around them on their seaside walk. but a catalogue of maternity failures robbed the young couple of harry within days of his birth. if harry had brain damage similar to what he had when he died and he was under my care during those seven days, i would be held accountable for that. but nobody has at the hospital. it all went wrong on this maternity unit over a two—hour period one november night. first, a locum doctor, described as out of his depth, delayed delivering the baby. the coroner said he should never have been in charge that evening. he never had his cv checked by a consultant, as was the p

this week, we reveal that more than 100 different types of mesh devices to treat hernias by nhs trustsen't been properly tested. it has led to the claim that patients are being treated like guinea pigs. because certain types of mesh implants, which are permanent,

significant concerns have been raised about maternity care at the east kent hospitals nhs trust, aftergation revealed seven preventable baby deaths had occurred since 2016. michael buchanan reports. tom and sarah didn't get to hold their first tom and sarah didn't get to hold theirfirst child tom and sarah didn't get to hold their first child until the day he died. just a week old, harry was filed repeatedly by the medics responsible for ensuring his safe entry into the world. -- failed. it has tested us, it has detested family relationships, it has tested our ability to work, to live a normal life, and it shouldn't have happened in the first place. today a coroner agreed, finding and liked by east kent is contributed to the newborn's death. they were a series of failings in hurry‘s care, according to the coroner. a junior doctor described as being out of his depth, delayed delivering the baby, who was born pale and fluffy. he would have survived and have been healthy if a paediatrician had not failed for 28 minutes to properly resuscitate harry. it is a nice vindication in some respec

a bbc news investigation uncovers several preventable baby deaths at an nhs trust in kent — sparking

revealed on thursday that there have been at least seven preventable baby deaths at the east kent nhs trustal affairs correspondent michael buchanan. a warning — his report contains flashing images. we didn't get to hold harry until the day that he died. i'm so glad we got to spend those seven days with him and see him. it means he was a real, living human being for those seven days and that means everything to us. tom and sarah should have their toddler son buzzing around them on their seaside walk. but a catalogue of maternity failures robbed the young couple of harry within days of his birth. if harry had brain damage similar to what he had when he died and he was under my care during those seven days, i would be held accountable for that. but nobody has at the hospital. it all went wrong on this maternity unit over a two—hour period one november night. first, a locum doctor, described as out of his depth, delayed delivering the baby. the coroner said he should never have been in charge that evening. he never had his cv checked by a consultant, as was the process. it doesn't feel like a

we also asked nhs trusts about hospitals. 75 hospital buildings have acm cladding and 50 have hpl, butr of trusts and councils wouldn't give us the information. here in tower hamlets, for example, which has 700 tower blocks, they said it is too early to know how many buildings are covered in hpl cladding, and enfield council said to tell us the information would constitute an endangerment to the mental health of the residents in the blocks. we showed our findings to tiago. this really is a scandal that needs to be taken very, very seriously. someone needs to address this because, and if someone doesn't, there will be more lives lost in the future. what started as a tragedy at grenfell has now spread across the whole country. this is leeds. we bought this place only in 2017, so only three years ago. we were excited, it was our first home buy, i suppose. we always worked very hard to get what we've got so it's an achievement. last october, abby got a letter saying her building was missing fire breaks and had flammable hpl cladding. it's one of 13 high—rise blocks and leads the fire servi

epsom and st helier nhs trust is receiving £500 million thanks to this conservative government, willdrawing attention to the nhs which is increasing under the government and for which we have legislated, not for this year or next year but for every year of the parliament. the special school in last week the recent desperately needed school improvements was turned down by the government. and well the prime minister review the funding formula for both capital and revenues so the same schools are not disadvantaged because they have fewer pupils. mr speaker, the honourable gentleman makes an important point that we are increasing funding for send schools by hundred and 70 million and making sure there are more send schools but i'd be happy to look at the kc races. “ i'd be happy to look at the kc races. -- the kc races. half the aduu races. -- the kc races. half the adult population in cornwall and half of children have not seen an nhs dentist in the last year, so will my friend of penzance in cornwall meet with me to see how we can resolve this inequality?” cornwall meet with me to see

trust has apologised. it comes after a bbc investigation found at least seven preventable baby deaths may have occurred at the east kent nhsand said the hospital should be held accountable. he never had his cv checked by the process , he never had his cv checked by the process, so he was employed by administrative centre. it‘s like me or sarah being employed to do surgery on someone. it‘s that level. it doesn‘t feel like a very safe control environment if that‘s the case. if harry was under my care under those seven days i would be held accountable for that. but nobody has at the hospital. our correspondent helena wilkinson is at the inquest in maidstone. it isa it is a very very sad story, and a story with lots of lessons. yes, a lot of lessons, and the coroner today has been very critical of the hospital trust. he opened the conclusions to what has been a three—week inquest saying that the pa rents three—week inquest saying that the parents and how his parents were obviously very excited, first—time pa rents, obviously very excited, first—time parents, and harry was a much loved baby. but there were a series of failings

significant concerns have been raised about maternity care at the east kent hospitals nhs trust — afterdn't get to hold harry until the day that he died. i'm so glad we got to spend those seven days with him and see him. and nancy was a real —— we didn't get to hold harry until the day that he died. i'm so glad we got to spend those seven days with him and see him. it means he was a real, living human being for those seven days, and that means everything to us. tom and sarah should have their toddler son buzzing around them on their see sidewalk, but a catalogue of maternity failures robbed the young couple of harry within days of his birth. if harry had brain damage similar to what he had when he died, and he was under my care during those seven days, i would be held accountable for that, but nobody has at the hospital. it all went wrong in this maternity unit, over a two hour if harry had brain damage similar to what he had when he died, and he was under my care during those seven days, i would be held accountable for that, but nobody has at the hospital. it all went wrong in this mat

it's after the victoria derbyshire programme exclusively revealed that nhs trusts have purchased moreile a governmental review takes place. hernia mesh repairs, however, continue. anna collinson reports. i no longer go to the gym. i no longer have thejob that i loved doing and trained to go into. i don't have the freedom that i once had. this woman had a hernia mesh repair in 2015. the 36—year—old said she was told recovery would take weeks, but now lives with chronic pain and is registered as disabled. i should not be living the life i am living. i struggle to dress myself. if i am not ready by the time my husband is away for work, i have to get my nine—year—old son to tie my shoes. hernia repair is one of the world's most common surgical procedures. the majority of operations use mesh, and many go well, but international guidelines estimate one in ten patients will experience significant chronic pain. for decades, there has been a loophole in medical device regulation, where new products can be approved if they are shownn to be similar to older devices, even if they have not specifi

his own life after being locked out of a mental health ward have received damages from the two nhs trustsned round to him at the hospital bed and i said, stay calm, i won't be long, you're coming home. that was the last time i saw him. we will bring you the full interview with the family of tony collins in the next few minutes.

radiology at imperial college london and consultant radiologist at imperial college health care nhs trustudy, but ai involved in diagnosis is something that you are looking at rigorously. yes, a really exciting time in radiology at the moment, because the clinical radiologists can be working together with computer scientists to develop algorithms for early detection and, you know, in the uk and across the world, we are short of radiologists, so having tools that can support us and help us with accurate early diagnosis is really exciting, this isa diagnosis is really exciting, this is a good news story for the nhs. absolutely, and in terms of machine versus human, what do we know about how the two compare? in this study, the machine has performed extremely well, and it is reported in the publication. i would say, in this particular case, we have what is called narrow ai, looking at x—rays of the breast, looking for breast cancer. things get more complicated and difficult in al when we start looking at whole—body scans, where the challenges are greater. this is a fantastic step in the right

our exclusive data shows more than 100 different types of mesh were purchased by nhs trusts from 2012stine pratt says... "i had a mesh fitted over ten years ago and it has disintegrated and become entangled. "surgery was delayed many times until i reached "the point where my case had become life—threatening. "the pain is incredible and debilitating." colleen nicholas says "i had a hernia mesh implant in 2009 due to a surgical error while having a different operation. the pain i endured was horrendous. to walk, i used sticks and my upper body was stooped over." graham kerr says, "i had a left—sided hernia repair in 2012 or 2013. from the moment i woke up i knew something wasn't right. i was left with a bulge that was bigger than the original hernia, but it was as hard as bone." sam winstanley says... "i've had 22 hernia repairs. they had to remove my mesh every time because it got infected." we also had an email from kali mountford, who was labour mp for colne valley from 1997 to 2010. she says she had a hernia mesh repair and ended up having to retire from politics because the pain be

significant concerns as an investigation reveals at least seven babies have died at east kent nhs foundation trust the hague will shortly rule on whether rohingya muslims still living in myanmar face an ongoing risk of genocide. the entire public transport system in the chinese city of wuhan grinds toa in the chinese city of wuhan grinds to a halt as authorities try to contain a new respiratory virus. four people are missing, including a british man after storms sweep across spain. world leaders gather in jerusalem to mark the 75th anniverisary of the liberation of auschwitz. more than a million people, mostlyjews, were murdered by the nazis there.

an nhs hospital trust has apologised for preventable baby deaths after a bbc investigation discoverd ed the right standard of care for every woman and baby". our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. archie powell was born last february, a twin brother to evelyn but the maternity staff failed to spot that he had group the strip, a potentially serious infection. it took too long to treat him and he died aged four days. before they we re died aged four days. before they were born, we got a double pram and everything, two of everything and stuff and that he come home and there is only one. archie was born at this hospital in margate. it's run by the east kent nhs foundation trust and their investigation has uncovered at least some preventable deaths in recent years due to maternity problems. there are questions over three debt from last year including archie powell's. in 2017, they identified two more deaths, one of which is currently the subject of an inquest and we discover the trust accept two deaths in 2016 were also preventable. becca james proudly displays her pers

it is a similar picture in scotland, where figures suggest half of nhs trusts have a shortage.s more people risk being left with a severe lifelong disability after suffering a stroke, and means huge medical advances in the last decade are going unused. i was having a lot of symptoms where i was fainting and i kept saying to my dad, if i don't wake up, i love you — i was telling him how much i love him. if you're leaving hospital in a wheelchair and you can't walk, there's something seriously wrong. allison brown first knew something was wrong during 2016. yet despite multiple hospital visits, non—specialist doctors failed to discover she had had at least one minor stroke. ifelt like i was in and out, in and out, in and out. i was seen by two doctors in hospital and they actually told me i had an ear infection. then, aged 3a, allison suffered a bilateral artery dissection, a common cause of stroke in young people resulting from a tear in a blood vessel in the neck. i was actually at a dance class at the time. i literallyjust moved my head like that, just to warm up, and i just c

susan evans was a psychiatric nurse at the tavistock and portman nhs foundation trust, which runs thehe case alongside "mrs a" — the mum of an autistic 15—year—old girl who is on the waiting list for the tavistock clinic. ms evans explained why she was bringing the case. 100% ioo% virtually of the children they treat on puberty blockers don't have this pause for thought and a period of time to think about things. what they actually do is they always progress, very often with very few other appointments for any psychological support or work, and they then move on to cross sex hormones. cross they then move on to cross sex hormones. ci’oss sex they then move on to cross sex hormones. cross sex hormones, to explain to our audience, means what for a young person? so, for a female that would involve them having large doses of testosterone. for a male, they would be given doses of oestrogen, and there are probably correct terms for those. but essentially that's what the two drugs are. forfemales, they essentially that's what the two drugs are. for females, they would cause them to really de

my local nhs trust is currently consulting on stroke rehabilitation service in hospital.e prime minister, are you willing to work with myself and the health secretary to take this matter seriously and prove to the residents that you are on their side? can i congratulate my honourable friend and welcome her and all the new collea g u es and welcome her and all the new colleagues to the first edition of pmqs. i think ever erasing her concerns and i've heard just from the health secretary passing the ball straight down the line that he is indeed going to address the matter that she raises as fast as possible. as you know, we're putting sums into the nhs. like much of the rest of the country, hospital a&e waiting times in coventry have been under constant pressure with the latest figures showing that almost a quarter of attendances are waiting for hours or more to be seen. i'm aware that the government has made commitments to the nhs so would the prime minister agree to meet a delegation from coventry to discuss the prospect of opening a second walk—in centre in the city to a

the tavistock and nhs apartment trust says they can comment in detail on the legal action but it haspecting this to reach the court probably sometime in the summer. let's get more on the ukrainian passenger plane crash in iran that killed over 170 people. the boeing 737 was destined for kyiv, but came down moments after taking off from tehran. i'm joined by sally gethin, an aviation analyst with the e—magazine gethin's inflight news. thanks for being with us. i suppose a lot of people when they first heard this news, given that the crisis in the middle east, thought there must be some sort of link with that. are you pretty clear that this was some sort of accident? at this point in time it is the initial aftermath and there is everything to play for. there is a lot of speculation and a blame game going on. it is right in the area of the theatre of conflict today but to all intents and purposes it may be an entirely unrelated incident. until we get empirical evidence and data that contradicts that, one has to assume that at this point it is unrelated. what sort of investigation will t

campaigning for a public inquiry into his death and the deaths of 20 others in the care of the same nhs truste leahy has been fighting for seve n yea rs melanie leahy has been fighting for seven years to find out exactly what happened to her son. it's become her life ‘s work. you think they're taken to a place of life ‘s work. you think they're ta ken to a place of safety, life ‘s work. you think they're taken to a place of safety, they need help, its going to be a safe place. no, it wasn't. oh, it's hard to explain how i feel about the whole situation but at the end of the day my son was in a place of safety which was the most unsafe place you could have been, end of story. this is melanie's son matthew. in 2012 he was sectioned under the mental health act and admitted to the linden centre nsx. just over a week later, matthew was found dead in his room. he wasjust 20. my life changed forevermore. i've been at it seven years. i can't leave it alone. i know i still don't have all the answers where matthew is concerned. two days ago i was sectioned in a mental hospital. this phone call of matth

data and it is true, but it raises questions about how sepsis is detected in the nhs and other health systems. the sepsis truste awareness says it is certainly true that a lot of these deaths are preve nta ble that a lot of these deaths are preventable and a lot of urgent action is needed to tackle this deadly condition. one of the candidates for the labour leadership, sir keir starmer, says his party's problem should not be blamed on than 2019 general election alone because it had been using support in its heartlands for years. in the first of a series of interviews with the labour leadership candidates he has been speaking to laura kuenssberg in his north london constituency. i think what labour needs is a leader who is capable of restoring trust in the labour party as a force for good and a force for change. he is the mps' favourite, but it is labour's members who will choose the next leader, the contest after a stinging defeat. you were, though, a very prominent part ofjeremy corbyn's team and it went down in a terrible defeat, so you were part of the problem. why should you be part of the solution? there