I'm at NHS Providers Conference in Manchester over the next couple of days... coinciding with the first topic spoken about today, the start of resident doctor strikes. If you're about in Manchester this week and want to chat, give me a shout 📬

📰 I've spent the last two weeks covering one of the most devastating inquests I've ever heard. A coroner has now ruled that the tragic home birth that claimed the lives of Jen Cahill and her baby, Agnes, was caused by neglect, catastrophic error and gross failures to provide basic care 1/3

Lovely news from the last week 🏆 Thrilled to be named on the Press Awards list of 30 journalists under the age of 30 to watch.
Such a joy to be recognised for the work I'm so passionate about, and a huge honour to be alongside such fantastic company @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester synagogue terror attack tragedy 🚨 We're still bringing you every update on our live blog, linked in final post. Doing thread here of where I'm up to covering our hospitals, which have been impacted with lockdowns, including what to know if you've got an appt @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The @manchestereveningnews.co.uk was granted rare access to the ward inside the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital where tiny babies battle the odds, five-year-olds face daily seizures, and teenagers try to sit their GCSEs amid major surgery 1/3

The government has spent its 1st year in power pointing to its long-awaited panacea for the NHS.
Every question I've put to DHSC in the last year has largely been answered with one response: ‘Our 10-year plan will show how [insert major NHS problem here] will be fixed.’
So... does it? My analysis 👇

EXCL 🚨 There are plans to uproot and relocate life-saving emergency gynaecology services from one major hospital to the opposite side of Greater Manchester, more than 20 miles away for some residents 1/

I’m looking to speak to families that are trying/have been through the IVF process in Greater Manchester for a sensitive story about their experiences. If that’s you, drop me a message here or email me [email protected]. Can be anon if needed 💌 #journorequest

For no apparent reason, I’ve been away from Bluesky for a while but I'm back! Not least because, last week, I won an award 🥰 Very proud to have been given the Inspiring Local Journalism Award by the @publishersassoc.bsky.social for my work at @manchestereveningnews.co.uk 1/4

Today's front page 📰 Thousands of patients are staying in hospital for longer than necessary - as Greater Manchester hospitals struggle with ‘extreme overcrowding’, 36 hr waits, and A&Es filled with 180 people because of scare beds.

Helena Vesty reports on the 'complete carnage' unfolding in Greater Manchester's NHS right now @helenavesty.bsky.social

Wonderful news to hear that I’ve been nominated for Feature Writer of the Year and Specialist Journalist of the Year at Regional Press Awards coming in 2025. Thrilled to receive such lovely recognition and big congratulations to all the other nominees 🗞️❣️

EXCLUSIVE: Hospital bosses built a state-of-the art facility to fit with the brand new hospital they were promised – the money never came. @helenavesty.bsky.social reports on the latest in the M.E.N.'s campaign

EXCL 🏥🧵 After 5+ yrs of North Manchester General Hospital waiting for it's long-promised rebuild, I sat down w/ health minister & Gorton MP Andrew Gwynne to ask - yes or no - if the government will fully fund the plans already underway in Crumpsall 1/8

Saying hello the Bluesky with a biggie: 🚨🧵 I've been working on stories about terminal cancer patients who've been refused life insurance claims bc they've got less than 18 mths left on their policies. Now, w/ Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey, I've got a motion in Parliament calling for an inquiry!