THE boss of a doctor accused of performing two unnecessary hysterectomies has told of her concerns over his work.
Consultant gynaecologist Martin Quinn worked at Hope Hospital, now Salford Royal, between September 2002 and April 2005.
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A CARE co-ordinator from Barrow was among those highlighted at the first awards held by Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust.
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A CAMPAIGN to prevent the spread of a sexually transmitted infection in Cumbria has received a national award.
The Cumbria and Lancashire Public Health Network, which co-ordinates public health improvement and development, and its Sexual Health Network, have been named runner-up in this year’s national NHS Communications Awards.
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The government said last night it may send a new management team into Haringey council, to take over the running of social services in the borough where Baby P died at the hands of his mother and two men.
Sources close to Ed Balls said the step would be considered when an independent report into the state of social services in the borough reaches ministers on December 1.
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Britain has one of the best records on child deaths. One case blasted out of all proportion can undo years of good
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am not sure whether it is hypocrisy, ignorance or indifference that allows a large proportion of the British public to scream indignation at the death of Baby P on the one hand, while at the same time victimising the next generation (Britain in danger of demonising its children, claims Barnardo's, November 17).
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Detailed documents chronicling every tragic moment in the short and horrific life of Baby P can be revealed for the first time today.
The comprehensive file gives a hitherto-unseen insight into the transformation of the 17-month-old toddler from a healthy infant into the victim of systematic and horrific abuse which was repeatedly missed by social workers. They chart every significant day in the youngster's life from birth to death.
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Police have ordered officers working with child abuse cases to take a much tougher line with social workers after the death of Baby P.
As relations between police and social services continued to deteriorate, ministers indicated yesterday that they were preparing to send a task force to take over Haringey social services because of the “systemic” failures that led to the death of Baby P.
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A dossier emerged yesterday revealing every tragic moment in the short life of Baby P. Shown to the jury at the trial of his mother, her boyfriend and their lodger, it details 78 times when Baby P was seen by social workers, health visitors and doctors in Haringey, North London.
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The dreadful death of Baby P has become, like the murder of James Bulger a generation ago, a moment of national introspection and breast-beating. How could it happen? Why was nothing done?
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The social worker with direct responsibility for Baby P's welfare was dealing with 50 per cent more child protection cases than the supposed maximum, it has been claimed.
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Scotland Yard was dragged into the Baby P abuse row yesterday over claims that its detectives ignored warnings about the vulnerable child.
Police and social workers were alerted eight months before the toddler's death that his mother was seeing a new man, but failed to investigate his background, BBC documentary Panorama has claimed.
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An emergency 'hit squad' is likely to take over the running of Haringey social services.
Children's Secretary Ed Balls is expected to install new bosses in the crisis-hit department when an urgent inquiry is completed into Baby P's death.
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A damning dossier cataloguing Baby P's full medical history from the cradle to the grave lays bare the true scale of the failure to protect him.
It starkly illustrates the extraordinary level of contact between the toddler and medical staff, social services and police.
In sober official language, it highlights their devastating failure to spot a series of warning signs and sets out how his medical complaints escalated from a series of minor childhood infections to appalling deliberately-inflicted injuries including a broken back.
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Gordon Brown personally demanded an inquiry into the children's hospital where leading doctors have warned about lapses in safety, lack of qualified staff and major operations being performed needlessly.
The Prime Minister asked an NHS watchdog to examine the quality of care at Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH) after The Observer last week revealed the findings of a report highlighting senior doctors' concerns.
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Last week, The Observer starkly highlighted problems at Birmingham Children's Hospital. This is indicative of a wider problem of how lack of long-term planning for children's services in the NHS as a whole risks damaging the quality of surgical care. Children's services in district hospitals have not been developed, and there is a risk of specialist hospitals being overwhelmed by referrals of simple cases.
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Patients get poorer healthcare in Britain than in the former Soviet republic of Estonia where services are provided for a fraction of the cost, according to a league table of 31 European countries published yesterday.
The Euro Health consumer index, compiled by a Brussels-based Swedish research institute, shows that the Netherlands and Denmark have the most consumer-friendly healthcare systems.
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As surgeons caution against treatments designed for cancer patients being used for cosmetic purposes, the consumer group Which? is calling for tighter regulation of clinics, and one patient left permanently scarred tells of the devastating psychological impact
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Patients receive worse healthcare in the UK than in former Soviet state Estonia, a report claims today.
Services in Britain were ranked 13th - one spot above Hungary - in a league table of 31 European nations.
Responding to the results, Health Secretary Alan Johnson condemned the data as "flawed".
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Errors that caused serious harm to mothers and babies have accounted for nearly half of the £2.1 billion paid out as a result of medical negligence since 1995, The Times has learnt.
A total of £947 million has been spent on compensation relating directly to obstetrics, reflecting the increasing cost of lifetime care for children who have suffered brain damage, cerebral palsy or developmental delay.
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