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Elizabeth Dixon death inquiry 'exposes 20-year cover-up' of mistakes
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The death of a premature baby in 2001 led to a "20-year cover-up" of mistakes by health workers, an independent inquiry has found. Elizabeth Dixon, from Hampshire, died due to a blocked breathing tube shortly before her first birthday. The government, which ordered the inquiry in 2017, said the mistakes in her care were "shocking and harrowing". The inquiry report by Dr Bill Kirkup said some of those involved had been "persistently dishonest". Elizabeth, known as Lizzie, died from asphyxiation after suffering a blockage in her tracheostomy tube while under the care of a private- Posted
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Elizabeth Dixon was a child with special health needs. She had been born prematurely at Frimley Park Hospital on 14 December 2000. Following treatment and care at Great Ormond Street Hospital and a children’s hospice she was nursed at home under a care package. As a result of a failure to clear a tracheostomy tube she asphyxiated and was pronounced dead at Frimley Park hospital on 4 December 2001. The investigation chaired by Dr Bill Kirkup looked at the events surrounding the care of Elizabeth and makes a series of recommendations in respect of the failures in the care she received from- Posted
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Healthcare Improvement Scotland provide a single source of information about how Scotland's health and care staff have found ways to communicate compassionately and make that difference. Browse ideas through the links below and check back to Healthcare Improvement Scotland's website for new additions. Connecting patients with their loved ones Connecting colleagues to support wellbeing Maintaining therapeutic relationships Caring for children during COVID-19 Caring for those with additional needs Insights from published literature -
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Coronavirus: 'Frailty score' plan angers special needs parents
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New guidelines for assessing people with coronavirus who go to hospital were amended after an outcry from parents of children with special needs. The emergency guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are designed to help determine how much treatment a patient will receive. Those deemed "completely dependent for personal care for whatever reason" will be offered end-of-life care rather than restorative treatment. This now excludes people with learning difficulties or cerebral palsy. In a statement NICE said the system was "not per -
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Coronavirus: Special needs parents in 'survival mode'
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A father has described the "huge impact" of losing respite care for his young daughter who has complex special needs. Tim Clarke and his wife Ana look after their six-year-old daughter Molly at home in Worcester. The family normally receives a few hours of outside care and educational help a week, but that ended with the coronavirus pandemic. Molly has been diagnosed with autism and also has medical issues including a cyst on her brain. One charity worker from the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Society, a condition which is on the autism spectrum, described parents of child -
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Government acts after claims covid deaths of disabled people are being 'ignored'
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Deaths of those with learning disabilities and autism fromCOVID-19 are to be analysed by Public Health England (PHE), HSJ can reveal. Several senior sources have confirmed PHE has put together a group, which includes independent experts, to analyse mortality data. They had previously not been included in the government’s inquiry into the over-representation of some groups among covid fatalities. The news comes amid mounting concerns from major charities over the of lack transparency in data collected centrally on the deaths of people from these these groups during the pandemic. -
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Coronavirus: My disabled son is on his own without any help
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Ten days ago, *Mark developed a mild headache, minor fever and sore throat. He is in Denver and we are in Mexico. We Face timed him every day and his aid, *Sandy, was coming to see him every other day. But then Sandy's husband became ill and as she has been exposed to whatever her husband has, she has to now self-isolate at home with her husband. Mark has had no helper now for 7 days. Mark has access to the US government assistant programme, but unfortunately there are no other aids available right now. So we are trying to get him home as soon as possible, but we can’t until he is sy- Posted
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Death review backlog still growing despite NHSE commitment
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A backlog of thousands of deaths of people with learning disabilities awaiting official review has grown further, despite NHS England committing in spring last year to “address” the buildup. Information obtained by HSJ shows the number of incomplete reviews increased slightly between May and November last year – from 3,699 to 3,802. The “national learning disabilities mortality review” programme – known as LeDeR – was launched in 2016 and is meant to review all deaths of people aged four and over. Mencap head of policy and public affairs, Dan Scorer, said: “It is unacceptable t- Posted
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