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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with one woman diagnosed every 10 minutes. In the UK, around 55,000 women and 400 men are diagnosed with…
The new Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA) offers a bespoke risk assessment for high-risk women, giving their doctors more accurate sets of data to…
GPs will be urged to make further investigations into patients whose symptoms do not improve after three appointments, after a woman died because of a…
A health service that learns openly is inherently a safer one. BBK has long maintained that real progress depends on genuine transparency, timely learning and…
The announcement of a national inquiry into maternity care is a welcome step forward, but it cannot be the end of the conversation. For too…
It is widely accepted there is a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to care in the NHS. Discrepancies can be caused by variation of funding,…
Action must be taken to address health inequalities for women, those with disabilities and those from ethnic minority communities. Health disparities are not isolated incidents…
The 14 hospital trusts involved in a national maternity investigation have been named as the Government moves to improve care for women and babies. In…
A landmark Government inquiry into polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has revealed the care system for those living with PCOS is failing at nearly every turn.…
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition which occurs when the hip joint doesn’t form properly. Failure to diagnose DDH early can lead…
Modern medicine should make childbirth safer than ever before. However, in reality, the UK is seeing a swathe of maternity scandals and widespread inquiries into…
Cheryl and I were honoured to join Mamas Embrace at the launch of the Black Maternity Experiences Report 2025 this week. Five X More have…
Wes Streeting’s announcement of a public inquiry into maternity services confirms what has been obvious for some time now – that maternity services nationwide are…
Sometimes, after instructing a solicitor, you may begin to feel they’re not providing the level of service or support you expected or need, and may…
In the UK, an estimated 7% of the population has been diagnosed with diabetes. And for those millions of people, maintaining foot health is a…
Childbirth is a life-changing event for mothers, but for some it brings long-lasting injuries such as obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASI) caused through delivery. This…
My colleague Rhiannon Daniel recently attended a Parliamentary roundtable at the invitation of the Spinal Injuries Association discussing women’s health after spinal cord injury. As…
It’s been three months since the Women’s and Equalities Committee (WEC) report found ‘medical misogyny’, is leaving women in unnecessary pain and waiting to be…
Weakened; broken; crumbling – these are just some of the ways the NHS is currently being described by the public. The state of the overstretched…
On Wednesday 7th February Five X More launched their Black Maternity Experiences Survey. This will be the second time they have run this survey. Five…
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