An independent maternity review conducted by the Health and Safety Investigation Bureau (HSIB) (an organisation created to investigate patient care), has found that the deaths of three women whilst under the care of Royal Derby Hospital, part of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, over the period January 2021 to May 2022 may have been preventable.

A group of seven men who groomed and sexually abused two young girls from Huddersfield over the course of many years have been sentenced today at Leeds Crown Court to terms of imprisonment ranging from 4 to 15 years.

On Friday 27 January 2023, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) were fined £800,000 following the criminal prosecution brought by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), for their series of failures to provide safe care to both Wynter and Sarah Andrews. 

Children’s Mental Health Week (6-12 February) is run by @place2be, a children’s mental health charity, who aim to provide in-school emotional support and resources for children and young people.

6 – 12 February 2023 marks the 6th annual Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week.

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