Changes to maternity services at Liverpool Womens Hospital

Sue Davies,BBC Radio Wiltshireand Kirsten Robertson,Wiltshire Cathy Read Cathy Read has survived two spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCAD) A woman is planning to walk 115km to raise awareness of a rare condition which caused her to have two heart attacks. Cathy Read from Chippenham in Wiltshire has survived two spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCAD). The…

A hospice has offered wellbeing support to islanders living with terminal illnesses. Les Bourgs Hospice in Guernsey has started a free 12-week rolling programme open to anyone aged 18 or over who has a life-limiting or serious progressive illness. Eloise Tangey, service lead, said: “There was a recognised need for a sort of support service…

Stockton University recently received, along with 70 other higher education institutions nationwide, the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award from Insight Into Academia magazine. Stockton will be featured in its September issue. The award measures an institution’s programs and initiatives that significantly advance the core values of inclusive excellence and belonging. “The Counseling…

Fourteen NHS trusts are to have their maternity services examined over what has been described as “failures in the system”, the government has said. The inquiries are part of a rapid review of maternity care in England that was announced in June. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said bereaved families had shown “extraordinary courage” in coming…

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Chloe Hayward Getty Images One in 10 patients who attended major A&E units in England last year spent more than 12 hours there, a BBC analysis shows. During 2025, 1.75 million patients waited that long to be treated and discharged or found a bed on a ward – only marginally better than…