if they d received better care at the hospitals in margate and ashford but a new inspection by the care quality commission found significant problems at both units. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. there have been maternity problems at the east kent hospitals trust for almost a decade. today s report shows care is getting worse. following an unannounced inspection injanuary to the william harvey hospital in ashford, the care quality commission found multiple examples of inadequate practices. staff didn t always wash their hands or wear gloves or aprons between different patients. life saving equipment wasn t what it should be or regularly cleaned and checked. there weren t enough staff, either doctors or midwives. those that were there didn t have the right skills or experience to treat patients. we ve learned that inspectors were so concerned about the quality of care that they wrote to nhs england, asking them to draw up contingency plans in case they had to
the orders mean that patients should not be resuscitated if their heart stops or they stop breathing. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. robert murray, a father of two, developed parkinson s and dementia in later life. 0ne summer s day in 2021, while resident of this nursing home, he went to get breakfast. a piece of fruit got stuck in his throat. staff called an ambulance. the nurse tells the operator, however, that robert has a do not resuscitate recommendation in his medicalfile. moments later, robert died. theyjust didn t do the things that needed to be able to keep him alive. his family learned that robert s
resusciated if their heart stops or they stop breathing. doctors are able to apply a dnr order to a patient s 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. robert murray, a father of two developed parkinson s and dementia in later life. 0ne summer s day in 2021, while resident of this nursing home, he went to get breakfast. a piece of fruit got stuck in his throat. staff called an ambulance. he s not breathing right now the nurse tells the operator, however, that robert has a do not resuscitate recommendation in his medicalfile. moments later, robert died. theyjust didn t do the things that needed to be able to keep him alive.
misconduct act fox and another huge payout may be required to avoid further embarrassment. around two million children in england are living in overcrowded accommodation, with little or no personal space, according to new research. the national housing federation calculates that more than 300,000 children have to share a bed with another family member. and it says that ethnic minority households are three times more likely than white households to be living in overcrowded conditions. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. a moment of tranquillity and a life of turmoil. this girl had to move home several times in her nine years and is now forced to share this tiny space with her mother. she and is now forced to share this tiny space with her mother. and is now forced to share this tiny space with her mother. she has never had her own space with her mother. she has never had her own bedroom. space with her mother. she has never had her own bedroom. she space wi
11% of families on state income related benefits say they used a food bank in the last year. that compares with 3% of families in the uk overall. the figures cover the period from april 2021 to march 2022, so before the soaring energy price rises which have put even more pressure on people s finances. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. last week we had our busiest ever session, we had 119 households, which is just crazy. the session, we had 119 households, which is just crazy. which is ust crazy. the lines are nettina which isjust crazy. the lines are getting longer. which isjust crazy. the lines are getting longer, the which isjust crazy. the lines are getting longer, the need, - which isjust crazy. the lines are getting longer, the need, at- which isjust crazy. the lines are i getting longer, the need, at times, overwhelming. this food bank in south london occasionally runs out of stock. for the past eight months, nick browne has had just £112 a month t