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Hospital trust reinstates 24-hour home birth service

29 March 2024
Hospital trust reinstates 24-hour home birth service

Hospital trust reinstates 24-hour home birth service

29 March 2024

A hospital will resume its 24-hour home birth service four years after it was first cut.


Rishi Sunak declines to commit to public inquiry into maternity services

25 March 2024
Rishi Sunak declines to commit to public inquiry into maternity services

Rishi Sunak declines to commit to public inquiry into maternity services

25 March 2024

While visiting the East Midlands Rishi Sunak declined the opportunity to commit to a public inquiry into maternity services.

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Storm caused the most flooding in over a decade — with more than 1,000 affected

21 March 2024
Storm caused the most flooding in over a decade — with more than 1,000 affected

Storm caused the most flooding in over a decade — with more than 1,000 affected

21 March 2024

More than 1,200 homes and businesses suffered internal flooding following Storm Babet, new figures show.


Fire service promises to learn from four fatal incidents

19 March 2024
Fire service promises to learn from four fatal incidents

Fire service promises to learn from four fatal incidents

19 March 2024

The number of people killed in fires has declined — but a fire service says it will still learn from four incidents in which people lost their lives.


New 1,500 space carpark takes step forward

19 March 2024
New 1,500 space carpark takes step forward

New 1,500 space carpark takes step forward

19 March 2024

Plans for a new 1,500-space car park at a hospital have taken a step forward – but it will cost eight million more than originally thought.


New medical director appointed at hospital trust

17 March 2024
New medical director appointed at hospital trust

New medical director appointed at hospital trust

17 March 2024

A new medical director has been appointed to Nottingham University Hospitals.


Maternity warning notice removed by healthcare watchdog

16 March 2024
Maternity warning notice removed by healthcare watchdog

Maternity warning notice removed by healthcare watchdog

16 March 2024

A warning notice against Nottingham University Hospitals for its maternity services has been lifted by the healthcare watchdog.


Plea to make Ollerton ‘the town that talks’ after seven men take their own lives in just over two years

14 March 2024
Plea to make Ollerton ‘the town that talks’ after seven men take their own lives in just over two years

Plea to make Ollerton ‘the town that talks’ after seven men take their own lives in just over two years

14 March 2024

Families say they want to turn Ollerton into “the town that talks” after seven young local men took their own lives in just over two years.


Paramedics suffering ‘moral injury’ as more than 18,000 hours lost to hospital handover delays

06 March 2024
Paramedics suffering ‘moral injury’ as more than 18,000 hours lost to hospital handover delays

Paramedics suffering ‘moral injury’ as more than 18,000 hours lost to hospital handover delays

06 March 2024

East Midlands Ambulance Service lost more than 18,000 hours to hospital handover delays in February, causing some staff ‘moral injury’.


Increase in serious mental health problems sees more people facing hospital detention

06 March 2024
Increase in serious mental health problems sees more people facing hospital detention

Increase in serious mental health problems sees more people facing hospital detention

06 March 2024

More people with serious mental health problems are ending up facing the prospect of being detained in hospital, a health committee has been told.


Measles is ‘coming closer’ to the county, public health director warns

05 March 2024
Measles is ‘coming closer’ to the county, public health director warns

Measles is ‘coming closer’ to the county, public health director warns

05 March 2024

Measles is “coming closer” to Nottinghamshire, a public health boss at Nottinghamshire County Council has warned.


Removal of committee powers which helped expose maternity scandal criticized

23 February 2024
Removal of committee powers which helped expose maternity scandal criticized

Removal of committee powers which helped expose maternity scandal criticized

23 February 2024

A government decision which reduces the power of health committees to make urgent changes or improvements to services has faced criticism.


Sale of former children’s home ‘renegotiated’ after break-in

18 February 2024
Sale of former children’s home ‘renegotiated’ after break-in

Sale of former children’s home ‘renegotiated’ after break-in

18 February 2024

A break-in has forced Nottinghamshire County Council to cut the sale price of a former children’s home the authority has been trying to sell.


Demand still growing despite expansion of mental health support in schools

17 February 2024
Demand still growing despite expansion of mental health support in schools

Demand still growing despite expansion of mental health support in schools

17 February 2024

There is more demand for mental health support workers in Nottinghamshire schools despite a huge expansion of the programme since 2019.


New suicide prevention strategy aiming to fill mental health support gaps for children in care

09 February 2024
New suicide prevention strategy aiming to fill mental health support gaps for children in care

New suicide prevention strategy aiming to fill mental health support gaps for children in care

09 February 2024

A new suicide prevention plan is aiming to fill gaps in mental health support for Nottinghamshire children who are in care.


More to be done despite improvements to special educational needs services

06 February 2024
More to be done despite improvements to special educational needs services

More to be done despite improvements to special educational needs services

06 February 2024

A council has said its services for children with special educational needs are improving — but admitted there is still more to be done.


East Midlands Mayor candidates clash on local knowledge and influence at debate

05 February 2024
East Midlands Mayor candidates clash on local knowledge and influence at debate

East Midlands Mayor candidates clash on local knowledge and influence at debate

05 February 2024

An opening debate saw East Midlands Mayor candidates clash on who had the best knowledge and influence to hold the powerful regional position.

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Call for new build homes to be built with energy efficient measures

01 February 2024
Call for new build homes to be built with energy efficient measures

Call for new build homes to be built with energy efficient measures

01 February 2024

Retrofitting homes with energy-saving measures while not including it as standard on new builds has been branded a “step backwards” by a councillor.


Tax increase planned to balance council’s budget

31 January 2024
Tax increase planned to balance council’s budget

Tax increase planned to balance council’s budget

31 January 2024

Nottinghamshire County Council is planning to put up council tax for all county residents as it battles to balance its books.

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Decision on overnight closure of Urgent Treatment Centre to be made by spring

30 January 2024
Decision on overnight closure of Urgent Treatment Centre to be made by spring

Decision on overnight closure of Urgent Treatment Centre to be made by spring

30 January 2024

The NHS has confirmed it will not make a decision on plans to permanently close overnight services at Newark’s Urgent Treatment Centre until spring.

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