‘My baby died at three days old – simple NHS test could save lives’ | UK | News

‘My baby died at three days old – simple NHS test could save lives’ | UK | News

Parents of a baby who died at three days old are calling for a simple test which detected issues with their child to be made standard across the NHS. And they are urging new mums and dads to insist their newborns are given the pulse oximetry test at four hours old. The check, which measures … Read more

Crushed Great Ormond Street hospital patients ‘left in limbo’ after treatment axed | UK | News

Crushed Great Ormond Street hospital patients ‘left in limbo’ after treatment axed | UK | News

Great Ormond Street Hospital patients are being “left in limbo” as their life-changing treatment is no longer available from the NHS. A Surrey schoolboy may be forced to undergo more than 10 operations because his existing, non-invasive treatment has been withdrawn in the UK. Harry Bridgeman, 11, has scoliosis – which means his spine is … Read more

Mum Becky Whitfield’s proud legacy for her tragic CF daughter Elle | UK | News

Mum Becky Whitfield’s proud legacy for her tragic CF daughter Elle | UK | News

A charity ball to celebrate what would have been a cystic fibrosis sufferer’s 18th birthday has raised over £8,000 in her memory – to help other sick children. In 2018 brave 11 year-old Elle Morris – for years a key figure in the fight for NHS lifesaving CF drugs – died in her mother’s arms … Read more