Mother Warns Parents to be Aware of Sepsis Symptoms A mother has spoken out about sepsis symptoms that parents should be aware of to ensure that their children are correctly diagnosed and treated. The Leicester Mercury reported recently that doctors missed the signs of sepsis in Ms Acacia Bell’s 10 […]

The BBC has recently reported that there has been a listeria outbreak at eight NHS trusts across England, which has resulted in the death of five patients. One of the patients was being treated at a hospital in Leicester, which has not been named. The affected products were supplied by […]

A mother has been let down by doctors because clinicians failed to diagnose a brain tumour in her one year old daughter, the Leicester Mercury has reported. A mother, from Nottinghamshire, reported that she was repeatedly ignored despite raising her concerns and attending numerous medical appointments with her young daughter. […]

As recently reported on Leicestershire Live, patients have complained about being turned away from walk-in-centres in Oadby, Market Harborough, Oakham, Lutterworth and Enderby. Patients said they were told to call 111, make an appointment and return later. This is despite the centres being advertised on the Clinical Commission Groups (CCG’s) […]

An investigation carried out by the Nuffield Trust for the BBC has shown that the number of GPs per 100,000 people has fallen from around 65 in 2014 to 60 in 2018 resulting in the largest decrease in GPs since the 1960s. The decrease to 60 GPs per 100,000 means […]

According to the Leicester Mercury, a GP surgery in Leicester has been classed as unsafe by the Care Quality Commission inspectors, who visited the surgery in March 2019. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an organisation that ensures health and social care services are safe, effective, and compassionate, provide high-quality […]

As recently reported by  BBC news,  women may be offered an additional ultrasound scan at 36 weeks of pregnancy  to determine whether their unborn child is in the breech position (feet first). According the researchers, around 4% of babies will be in the breech position as the pregnancy draws to […]

The government launched a new consultation on 26.03.19 to discuss whether Coroners should be allowed the power to investigate all stillbirths where the pregnancy was full term. Currently Coroner’s can only investigate and hold an inquest if a baby has shown signs of life after being born. They have no […]

As recently reported in the Leicester Mercury, Leicester Hospitals have experienced eight ‘never events’ over the past 15 months, all of which have occurred at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. These failings were revealed after the Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) published details of never events across Leicester […]

According to the BBC, the NHS has commissioned a pilot scheme, created by King’s College London and University College London Hospitals Cancer Collaborative, for women to be provided with a “Do It Yourself” self-sampling smear test kit. This follows the first cervical screening advert, run by Public Health England, which […]