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BBC News
2 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Inquest into Tenbury Wels care home push death opens
An inquest into the death of a care home resident, who died as a result of being pushed by another resident, will explore whether processes for discharging patients from hospital amid pressures of the Covid pandemic had an Medlicott, 77, died on 3 May 2020 in hospital, 10 days after suffering a head injury at Haresbrook Park Care Home in Tenbury inquest at Worcestershire Coroner's Court heard Ms Medlicott had advanced dementia and had previously been discharged from Ross-on-Wye Community other resident, known as Mr X, also had dementia, the court heard. West Mercia Police said an investigation took place but there were no criminal charges and the case was was heard on Monday from nursing staff at Ross-on-Wye Community Hospital, who said guidance about the process of discharging patients changed during aimed at getting hospital beds free as quickly as possible and went to a "discharge-to-assess" framework, which saw a less detailed assessment done in hospital, and waited for patients to be in the community to assess their needs coroner David Reid heard how Ms Medlicott's daughter, Karen Rosser, expressed concerns that she was not involved in assessments done while her mother was a patient at the hospital.A statement read out by Ms Rosser's representative described Ms Medlicott as having a "wicked sense of humour" and someone who would "fix everyone's problems"."As her dementia worsened she became afraid, which was alien to who she was," the court inquest is expected to last 10 days and Mr Reid said it aimed to explore the background of both residents and the care they received before and during their time in the care home. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bespoke help to protect buildings in Tenbury Wells from flooding
Home and business owners in a town hit by widespread flooding will get bespoke help towards protecting their buildings.A wall collapsed in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, after the Kyre Brook rose during Storm Bert in November, leaving the town centre Environment Agency initially allocated more than £17m to a new defence scheme including walls, embankments and flood gates. But plans were put on hold after a funding gap of between £8-13m was of that money will now be spent on helping individual properties, with the agency paying for an initial survey and then looking at funding the installation of flood defence measures in buildings. Charlie Chandler, the agency's area flood risk manager, said measures could include flood gates, air brick covers and bungs for first step for all homes and businesses was a property survey and some neighbouring properties, such as semi-detached and terraced houses, might need to be looked at confirmed funding was coming from the original £17m grant that was discussed. "I think it's a better idea... it would definitely be more of a help to us," said Tenbury resident Maggie Morris, who attended the first drop-in session at the town's Regal Theatre on she and her husband John own and rent out a bungalow within a few metres of the Kyre Brook, which they said had flooded twice in recent it already has a flood defence door, the couple said they were keen to learn what measures could protect the property."Do I think that it's going to help? I do feel it's a bit like a sticking plaster," said business owner Rachel Rogers. She said her Market Street bathroom company, Nature's Design Studio, had been devastated by November's floodwater."The flooding has got worse... the height of the water now is a lot higher than it used to be," she said."I'm not moaning - they will give flood defences... but they really should be looking at the long term about how they could make the situation better." In addition to funding improvements for individual properties, Mr Chandler said work was still planned for the Kyre Brook including planting trees, ponds and other environmental measures that would allow the area to hold more terms of the original flood defence scheme that was proposed, he said: "We've seen significant floods over the last five years so we believe that the right investment opportunity is to progress what we can now, at this point in time, to help reduce flood risk and make the community as resilient as possible." Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
