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Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds /in /by

Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.

Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough – key findings from Covid report /in /by

An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.

Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough – key findings from Covid report /in /by

An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.

Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough – key findings from Covid report /in /by

An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.

What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread? /in /by

Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.

Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds /in /by

There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.

Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds /in /by

There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.

Health bosses can’t confirm meningitis outbreak contained /in /by

Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.

Why this ‘unprecedented’ outbreak isn’t another Covid /in /by

Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.

Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast? /in /by

There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?