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NHS investigates midwifery guidance promoting ‘benefits’ of cousin marriage

Health bosses have launched an investigation after it emerged that NHS midwives were trained using guidance that highlighted the so-called “potential benefits” of cousin marriage, despite clear medical evidence linking the practice to an increased risk of birth defects. The official midwifery guidance, used in NHS England training, reportedly described concerns about congenital diseases as […]

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Dr Camilla Kingdon’s Report Exposes “Disaster” in NHS Child Hearing Services

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A major government inquiry has found that hundreds of deaf children were misdiagnosed by NHS audiology services across England for more than a decade, leaving many permanently disabled and unable to reach their full potential. The report, led by Dr Camilla Kingdon, one of the UK’s most respected paediatricians, was commissioned in April by Health

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Baby Found Alive in Mortuary After Being Declared Dead at Oxford Hospital

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A newborn baby was declared dead at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford but later found to be alive when transferred to the mortuary, in one of several disturbing cases now under national investigation. The incident is among dozens of alleged failings at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is being reviewed as

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Sex scandals, fatal errors and missed checks: foreign doctors slip into NHS

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The Health Secretary has ordered an urgent review into the vetting of foreign-trained doctors after a Times investigation revealed that medics banned abroad for serious misconduct were able to practise in the NHS. Wes Streeting described the findings as “horrific” and a “serious failure in our medical regulatory systems”, promising that such lapses “will not

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