- Matty Edwards
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- I cover social issues such as drugs, health and education. Get in touch if you've got a story.
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Banner Home Page Investigations Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Revealed: Failures in care for man who took his life at private mental health unit
Dominic Vickars was just 25 when he died while at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke in Weston-super-Mare, a private hospital part-funded by the NHS. Using evidence from the inquest and accounts from his family, we tell the story of how he was let down.
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Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services Co-op Community
Inside: Private mental health services in Bristol investigated
By Matty Edwards and Fatima Hudoon
Frontline workers and families speak out as the Cable investigates why private sector involvement is growing and what impact it’s having on people in Bristol.
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Help our reporting on private mental health services (member log-in required)
By Matty Edwards and Fatima Hudoon
We're about to publish a new series about private mental health services in Bristol, focusing on why people are being treated by for-profit comapanies rather than the NHS. We need your input.
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Frontline Fighters Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol
Doctor’s scathing criticism of PPE guidance that has put NHS staff at risk
The local NHS has responded well to the pandemic, but inadequate PPE has led to staff being hospitalised, according to a Bristol doctor working on the frontline of coronavirus.
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Banner Home Page Scrutinising Institutions Coronavirus In Bristol
Clifton care home loses third of residents during Covid-19 outbreak
Seven people with coronavirus symptoms have died at Carlton Mansions in Clifton, the Cable has been told.
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Scrutinising Institutions Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol
Revealed: Bristol care workers speak out amid confusion and scramble for PPE during covid-19 outbreaks
By Matty Edwards and Priyanka Raval
New data reveals 60 care home residents have died from coronavirus in two weeks, but some homes with outbreaks haven't had more residents tested.
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Frontline Fighters Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol
Care work: What next for the forgotten frontline of coronavirus?
By Priyanka Raval and Matty Edwards
As care homes are a new epicentre of the pandemic, we celebrate the historically overlooked, undervalued care sector and ask what needs to change after the pandemic.
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Scrutinising Institutions Coronavirus In Bristol
UPDATE: Housing association U-turn means Bristol Uni students spared £1,500 rent payment
First year students at the University of Bristol were told they had to pay rent despite the university closing down because their halls were run by a private provider.
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Banner Home Page Scrutinising Institutions Coronavirus In Bristol
Bristol’s NHS trusts scaling up critical care capacity while hospital admissions remain stable
Internal emails said one of Bristol’s hospital trusts had planned to triple capacity, but local NHS bosses have declined to reveal more detail on their preparations.
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Coronavirus testing finally announced for Bristol’s key workers, but more rises in deaths expected for weeks
In an in-depth interview, Bristol director of public health says the south west is responding well to the crisis despite criticisms of the UK’s handling of the outbreak.
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Scrutinising Institutions Reports Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol
Private Bristol student housing company refusing rent relief despite coronavirus exodus
Students in university-owned halls aren’t being charged if they’ve moved out, but a group of first-year students in privately owned halls have fallen through the cracks and may be forced to cough up £1,500.
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Banner Home Page Coronavirus In Bristol Frontline Fighters Reports
This NHS worker is facing eviction, as Bristol rallies to help coronavirus heroes
A Bristol NHS trust is paying to put up frontline workers in hotels so they can self-isolate, while communities offer their support.
