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Salmond sends condolences to family of 10th victim
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has sent his "deepest condolences" to the family of the 10th victim of the Glasgow helicopter crash.
Joe Cusker, 59, was named as the 10th victim of the crash after he died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he had been receiving treatment.
"I am sure that everyone in Scotland will join with me in expressing our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Joe Cusker, the 10th person who has died as a result of the Clutha Vaults helicopter crash," Scotland's First Minister said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has lost a loved one following this terrible tragedy and with those who remain in hospital."
Survey: New mothers feel ‘bullied’ into breastfeeding
New mothers often feel "bullied" into breastfeeding, a survey into maternity care found.
The survey by the Care Quality Commission said 41% of women felt "inadequately supported" when feeding their new baby and that the pressure to breastfeed made them feel isolated and guilty.
One new mother said the feeding issue was "the most upsetting part" of her care.
"Midwives and health visitors make you feel bullied into breastfeeding… I was desperate to breastfeed during my pregnancy, and I was devastated when I couldn't, but the comments and the way you are made to feel guilty is totally unacceptable,” the woman said.
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East Anglia air ambulances return to service
East Anglia air ambulances have returned to service after helicopter operator Bond Air Services suspended a number of flights over a "defect" in one aircraft.
Wales Ambulance Service returns helicopters to service
Wales Ambulance Service said two of its three helicopters had been cleared to fly with checks continuing on a third aircraft.
Police Scotland clear helicopter to fly
Police Scotland said earlier restrictions on the flight of EC135 helicopters had been lifted and their helicopter had been cleared to fly.
A spokeswoman said: "As of 3.18pm today ... the Police Scotland Air Support Unit is now fully operational."
Eurocopter: Operator decided to ground helicopters
Eurocopter, which builds EC135 helicopters, said the decision to ground some of the aircraft fleet was taken by the operator Bond Air Services:
– Eurocopter statementEurocopter is in close contact with Bond to fully support theactivities.
Eurocopter does not recommend any further action for the other EC135 aircraftin service around the world.
EASA [the European Aviation Safety Agency] has never issued an Airworthiness Directive(AD) to ground the EC135 fleet ever since its entry into service in 1996.
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Judge tells jury to ignore Cameron's comments on Nigella
The judge in a trial of two of Nigella Lawson's former aides has told the jurors to ignore widely-reported comments by the Prime Minister.
Read the full storyMan jailed for five years over Asda car park death
A man has been jailed for five years after killing a man during an argument over a disabled car parking space in an Asda store in Bedfordshire.
Alan Watts, 65, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Brian Holmes, 64, at Luton Crown Court.
Mr Holmes, who had been told he had beaten cancer just days before the incident, died in hospital after the incident on August 3.
Watts had pleaded not guilty to manslaughter claiming he lashed out in self-defence.
The jury, consisting of four women and eight men, were shown CCTV footage which allegedly showed Watts punching Mr Holmes twice in a "right-left combination" before the victim dropped to the ground.
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Midwifery council: 'NHS fails too many women'
The Royal Council of Midwifery said the "NHS continues to fail too many women," who are not able to see the same midwife during and after their pregnancy.
A survey by the health regulator, the CQC, found only 28% of women can rely on the care of the same midwife over the course of their pregnancy.
– Cathy Warwick, the Royal College of Midwives’ chief executiveIt is sad to see that in three years the NHS has not improved in terms of women seeing the same midwife during their care, which often means women have to repeat their histories over and over again.
Ms Warwick said this is due to the shortage of qualified midwives.
"The RCM’s latest estimate is that the NHS in England is short of 4,800 midwives, so it is sadly inevitable that women will see many different midwives," she said.
Health watchdog names 'worsening' maternity services
The health regulator, the Care Quality Commission, has named maternity care trusts that it said provide worse care than they did during the last survey in 2010.
They are:
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHSTrust
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Lewisham Health Care NHS Trust
- North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
