My report on the coroner's crushing findings here for @manchestereveningnews.co.uk 3/3

The impact on this family alone is unthinkable, but this case speaks to incredibly grave, national concerns about the state of maternity care in England. As the coroner said, there are serious fears that this family will not be the only ones who know this pain because of these very failings 2/3

Finally, here's our live blog that we've been updating all day, and will be for the foreseeable, with the latest information from all the authorities and the scene in Crumpsall @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Patients who were inside the hospitals at the moment they locked down have shared frightening descriptions of blinds coming down without being informed why, and not being allowed out for hours, while appointments were cancelled as the 'doors were sealed'

NHS Greater Manchester then advised that anyone who had a planned appointment should attend, unless they were contacted by the hospital to be told otherwise - as of writing, this is still the guidance

The lockdown was lifted just before 1pm, but the NHS has been advising that anyone going to an A&E in the region should only do so in an emergency so that hospital staff across Greater Manchester could respond to the incident

This morning, a lot of the region's major hospitals were locked down following the stabbing at the synagogue. No one was being allowed in or out, meaning appointments were being cancelled

The challenges facing the NHS are undeniable. But, on ward 77, I saw how places like this can save not just children, but entire families who have nowhere else to turn. Places like ‘77’, as they call it, give these families a fighting chance at life. Read the full story here... 3/ENDS

It's home to some of the country's sickest youngsters. Families take flights from as far as Ireland and Scotland to get help here. One former patient even came from Portugal.
They can live on the ward for weeks, months, sometimes years, at a huge cost to families - emotionally and financially 2/3

Moving that emergency care to a hospital miles away could stop extremely ill people from getting help; and sources say they 'suspect it will cause fatalities'.
Read the full story here @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The service treats women experiencing severe abdominal pain, frightening bleeding, serious complications during pregnancy, miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies – which can be life-threatening if treatment, including surgery, is not started immediately 3/

Emergency gynaecological services at Salford Royal Hospital could be closed following hushed discussions about the relocation of the department to combine it with the already-existing emergency gynae services Royal Oldham Hospital, claim a number of health sources across Greater Manchester 2/

It’s wonderful to get this recognition, I owe a huge thank you to all those who I’ve worked with along the way, those who have been essential to the campaigns, and the incredible people who have trusted me with their personal stories 💛🐝 ENDS/4

And getting a Parliamentary motion after my investigation into terminally ill people being denied the life insurance they spent decades paying for - because of the spurious practices of major companies 3/4

I'm even more proud to say that journalism included successfully campaigning for a £1.5bn rebuild of one of our most important (and oldest) hospitals, North Manchester General Hospital... 2/4

In the days before Christmas, high-level health sources told of standing room only in the region’s A&Es, waits of more than 36 hours for a bed, frail patients breaking limbs waiting in A&E, elderly people in their 80s and 90s spending hours lying on trolleys in corridors. Read the full story here...