after two hours of worrying, staff at the william harvey hospital safely delivered ambrose by forcepsree days of which philippa spent in the same place sheets she'd given birth on. the cleaner had come round to mop the floor and had heard me previously asking for clean sheets, and had seen the midwife run off and not come back. she said had they not changed your sheets yet? she said i've had enough of this and she went and got a midwife, said to the midwife, she is still in dirty sheets. she's changing her baby on bloody sheets. get her a clean bed. too many families are having a poor experience in east kent, according to the care quality commission. inspectors found multiple examples of inadequate practices, staff routinely in some areas didn't wash their hands after treating patients. life—saving equipment wasn't in the right areas, posing a high risk of delay and emergency treatment, and staff didn't have the skills or experience to keep women safe. we have learned that inspectors were so concerned about the quality of care that they wrote to nhs england, asking them to draw up con

after two hours of worrying, staff at the william harvey hospital safely delivered ambrose by forcepsessitating a hospital stay. three days of which philippa spent in the same place sheets she'd given birth on. the cleaner had come round to mop the floor and had heard me previously asking for clean sheets, and had seen the midwife run off and not come back. she said had they not changed your sheets yet? she said i've had enough of this and she went and got a midwife, said to the midwife, she is still in dirty sheets. she's changing her baby on plenty sheets. ——she's changing her baby on bloody sheets. get her a clean bed. to many families are having a poor experience in east camden, according to the care quality commission. inspectors found multiple examples of inadequate practices, staff routinely in some areas didn't wash their hands after treating patients. life—saving equipment wasn't in the right areas, posing a high risk of delay and emergency treatment, and staff didn't have the skills or experience to keep women safe. we have learned that inspectors were so concerned about the

from the care quality commission found significant problems over hygiene and staffing at the william harvey hospital in kent. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has this special report. there have been maternity problems at the east kent hospitals trust for almost a decade. today's report shows care is getting worse. following an unannounced inspection injanuary to the william harvey hospital in ashford, the care quality commission found multiple examples of inadequate practices. staff didn't always wash their hands or wear gloves or aprons between different patients. life—saving equipment wasn't what it should be or regularly cleaned and checked. there weren't enough staff, either doctors or midwives. those that were there didn't have the right skills or experience to treat patients. we've learned that inspectors were so concerned about the quality of care that they wrote to nhs england, asking them to draw up contingency plans in case they had to close inpatient maternity facilities. a highly unusual move and an insight into the gravity of their concerns. helen lost her daughter h

services at the william harvey hospital in kent have been rated inadequate after an inspection by the review found at least a5 babies might have survived at two hospitals run by the east kent hospitals trust. you're live with bbc news. british cycling has confirmed it intends to permanently ban transgender women from elite female competition. last year the sport's governing body in the uk suspended its existing testosterone—based policy while it conducted a review — which followed the controversy over british rider emily bridges — one of cycling's most high—profile transgender competitors. 0ur sports news correspondent alex capstick has more. this follows a nine—month review process by british cycling who suspended their review policy following the emergence of emily bridges who was banned from competing in chump chops last year which was made by the world governing body and the british cycling organisation then suspended their own process and launch this inquiry. this review. take testosterone suppressa nts they retain a physiological advantage. they have said supportive evidence poi

services at the william harvey hospital in kent have been rated inadequate after an inspection by the review found at least 45 babies might have survived at two hospitals run by the east kent hospitals trust. you are alive with bbc news. let's turn to turkey. turks will go back to the polls on sunday in a presidential run offbetween their long—time authoritarian leader — recep tayyip erdogan—and his main rival, the secular opposition leader kemal kilicdaroglu.the president was ahead in the first round earlier this month, with 49.51% of the vote a lead of over 4%. his ruling akp coalition has won a majority in parliament. he says a vote for him, is a vote for stability. both the president and his rival are chasing support from nationalist voters. from istanbul our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports. they chant. "one nation... "..one flag, one motherland," they chant. take a look at the fervent support for turkey's strongman leader. recep tayyip erdogan is facing into sunday's second round in a commanding position. at this cab drivers convention in istanbul, they cou

services at the william harvey hospital, in kent, have been rated inadequate after an inspection by theht have survived at two hospitals run by the east kent hospitals trust. you're live with bbc news. a story here in the uk now — a couple from chesterfield who murdered their ten—month—old son just weeks after he was returned to their care have been jailed for life. finley boden died on christmas day in 2020, after suffering 130 injuries. stephen boden will serve a minimum of 29 years, shannon marsden will serve at least 27. 0ur corresponding sanchia berg has been following the case and explained the judge's remarks during sentencing. explained the 'udge's remarks during sentencina. ., , ., sentencing. leading up to the sentencing. — sentencing. leading up to the sentencing, the _ sentencing. leading up to the sentencing, the judge - sentencing. leading up to the sentencing, the judge went i sentencing. leading up to the - sentencing, the judge went through in painstaking detail the injuries that had been suffered by finley boden, who let's remember it was only ten months old when he di

the william harvey hospital in kent is run by one of england's biggest nhs trusts.ll of that, there are still really, really serious problems. and these are problems that have been known about for such a long time. we'll have the very latest. also on the programme... two people are dead and 15 others injured after a russian missile strike on a medical clinic in eastern ukraine.

following an unannounced inspection injanuary to the william harvey hospital in ashford, the care qualityfound multiple examples of inadequate practices. staff didn't always wash their hands or wear gloves or aprons between different patients. life—saving equipment wasn't what it should be or regularly cleaned and checked. there weren't enough staff, either doctors or midwives. those that were there didn't have the right skills or experience to treat patients. we've learned that inspectors were so concerned about the quality of care that they wrote to nhs england, asking them to draw up contingency plans in case they had to close inpatient maternity facilities. a highly unusual move and an insight into the gravity of their concerns. helen lost her daughter harriet in 2014 due to poor care at the trust. she's exasperated by today's findings. i feel incredulous that things have got so much worse. we've been told now for years that there was so much effort going into making things better, that it was ok, it was safe enough, things were improving, they were on a journey and it's clear that th

an independent review found that services at the william harvey hospital in ashford were inadequate. n short—haul routes to and from heathrow airport ahead of the half—term holiday. around 16,000 passengers have been affected. liverpool forward mo salah says he's devastated after the club missed out on champions league football. manchester united's 4—1 win over chelsea means the reds will finish fifth. salah, in a post on social media last night, said "there is absolutely no excuse" for missing out on the premier league's top four. meanwhile, manchester united manager erik ten hag says the club belongs in the champions league. last night's win at old trafford lifts them above newcastle and up to third. az alkmaar have issued 43 stadium bans after west ham united fans were attacked during their europa conference league semifinal defeat. several hammers players confronted the group of fans that had targeted an area containing their friends and family. british number one cameron norrie will look to continue his good form ahead of the french open which starts on sunday. he faces francisco