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A coroner has said that the North Cumbria Hospitals Trust showed

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"shambolic implementation" of policy and a "total absence of leadership"

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following the deaths of two patients, after neglect

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Michael Parke from Cockermouth died at the West Cumberland Hospital in

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December 2012 and Amanda Coulthard from Penrith died in the Cumberland

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Both suffered pneumonia after feeding tubes were inserted

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into their lungs instead of their stomachs.

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Megan Paterson was at Cockermouth Coroners court for us today.

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Earlier I asked her what happened to these patients.

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Well, Michael Park and Amanda Coulthard died after what should

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have been very simple medical procedures went wrong and mistakes

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were not detected. In the most simple form, nasogastric tubes are a

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type of feeding tube, said in through a patient's knows, taking

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nutrients to their stomach. In both these cases, the tubes were put in

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the wrong place and instead went to the patient's lungs. Both Michael

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and Amanda contracted pneumonia and later died.

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So, what safeguards did the trust have in place?

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According to the coroner, the safeguards which were in place were

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not strong enough. In 2005, there not strong enough. In 2005, there

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was a death in Carlisle related to was a death in Carlisle related to

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feeding tubes. In 2011, the NHS issued further guidance for trusts,

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and here in Cumbria, the trust was supposed to be in fermenting

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changes, introducing further staff training and making things safer.

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They failed to do that quickly enough. In the weeks leading up to

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Michael Park's death, several e-mails were exchanged calling for

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greater training, but it never happened. And Michael Park's case,

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his doctor failed to realise the tube had been placed into Michael's

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long, despite looking at x-ray which showed that was clearly the case.

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The coroner said directors and managers at the trust were so

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distracted by the potential merger and acquisition by Northumbria

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health care trust that day-to-day governance fell by the wayside. He

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said they were asleep at the wheel. The coroner said Michael died as a

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result of systemic neglect. So had no improvements being made by

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the time and a coal-fired died three years later?

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The coroner today said improvements had been made, policy had been

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changed, and staff were starting to operate under the new policy.

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Unfortunately, in Amanda Coulthard's case, staff treating her did not

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argument that properly. Today, the trust which runs the hospital said

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it would not comment directly on the findings of the inquest, and

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instead, it issued this statement. I am deeply sorry about these

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events, and they wish to extend my deepest sympathies to the families

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and friends of Michael Bach and Amanda Coulthard. The trust fully

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takes on the inclusion is of HM senior coroner Roberts. Patient

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safety remains of paramount importance to the trust, and we

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expect high standards of patient care at all times. These were not

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met for Michael or Amanda. We sincerely apologise for this.

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And the coroner today paid tribute several times to the families of

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Michael Park and Amanda Coulthard, saying they have conducted

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themselves with utmost dignity throughout a process which has no

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doubt been difficult. Thank you very much.

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A shot was fired by a man who tried to rob a Post Office

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Police said they were called to Hylton Road just

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Two men - one carrying a firearm - demanded money from

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The shot was fired when he refused to hand over any cash.

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Officers believe the men left in a silver Vauxhall Vectra

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No-one was hurt but police have stepped up patrols in the area.

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The inquest into the deaths of the British tourists killed

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in a terrorist attack in Tunisia has heard the police delayed

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66-year-old Lisa Burbidge, from Gateshead, was among those

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killed in Sousse in 2015. Peter Harris reports.

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Described as beautiful, a woman of dignity and style,

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Lisa Burbidge was among 30 British victims of a lone gunman.

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A widow and mother of two and with four grand children,

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she'd been on holiday at the resort of Port El Kantaoui near Sousse

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when the attack began on a beach and at a hotel.

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Today, families of the dead were at London's Royal Courts

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of Justice, where the circumstances leading up to the deaths of each

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of the victims will be examined over the course of the hearing.

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And on day one, a startling claim - that Tunisian law enforcement units

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deliberately delayed their arrival and that a local investigation

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criticised some police for wasting time.

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The court heard an account of how one beach guard opened fire, but was

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hit by a grenade thrown by the attacker. A member of the public who

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picked up the gun then found he was unable to work it.

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One aspect that will emerge are the claims of some families that

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travel companies had assured their relatives

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Sousse was safe despite previous terrorist attacks.

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The inquests are likely to last seven weeks.

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Hundreds of people gathered in York today to release balloons

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to celebrate what would have been the eighth birthday of Katie Rough.

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Katie died after being found with serious injuries last week,

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and a 15-year-old girl has been charged with her murder.

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The event followed a Facebook appeal to celebrate Katie's life,

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and it took place near the school she attended in the Woodthorpe

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Her family wanted balloons of every colour of the rainbow to represent

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the "exuberance" of Katie, and the hundreds who turned

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up celebrated her life with a respectful silence.

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Members of an anti-fracking group in North Yorkshire have set up

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a protest camp close to the site where permission has been given

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The camp is on private land but has attracted well

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over 1,000 visitors, as our Business Correspondent

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They call it a protection camp, but they call themselves protect doors.

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What they want to do is try to prevent fracking in this part of

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North Yorkshire. After exactly a month here, they claim is that the

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camp has been welcomed locally and further afield, with 1300 visitors

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coming to hear their message. We always knew that a camp would

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have some opposition. It is a scary thing to suddenly find a new

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community and your doorstep. But we're hoping that the people who

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still might have concerns will come and visit us, see that we are normal

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people, and we just want the same things as them, and we are the To Be

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Missed Camp, because we're here protect.

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Hello. Nice to meet you. Thank you very

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much. What have we got here? Locals have donated clothes and food

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to the camp. Sue even cooked Christmas lunch. I just felt that I

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couldn't in all conscious sit at home with my family in a lovely warm

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house, having Christmas dinner without at least giving them a

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semblance of Christmas celebration. However, there is undoubtedly a

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degree of local goodwill towards this campus so-called protectors.

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But are there any local dissenting voices?

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Non-, Albion in a nonscientific way, Non-, Albion in a nonscientific way,

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that I could find. Of course, in the villages around, there will be

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people who object to the camp, but its inhabitants say it is here to

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stay. Their best bet is that test fracking could start in September.

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Eight long months, then, to garner more support and deflate criticism,

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plotting a way to thwart the perceived enemy.

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Well, Third Energy - the company planning to frack

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at Kirby Misperton - said that it hopes those who object

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to its plans respect its rights, and those of Ryedale residents,

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to go about their business lawfully and peacefully.

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That's it from me this evening, time now to take a look

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at the weather for the week ahead with Paul Mooney.

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Definitely much less bitter this morning?

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Yes, altogether more quiet this week. This time last week I promised

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you snow, ice, gales, the lot. This week, things are much quieter. High

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pressure dominates, meaning things will stay fairly settled, lots of

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cloud around, and patchy rain for a time as well. But we will have frost

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free nights, and a milder feel generally. Cloud around tonight, and

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some outbreaks of rain, especially in the West and north. Fairly light

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drizzly rain which it shouldn't cause any problems, and the further

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south and east you are, the more dry you will stay. It will stay cloudy

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everywhere, and the cloud and southern breeze. The temperature

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dropping much below five Celsius. Cloudy start tomorrow, some patchy

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rain around, especially through the morning. The rain becomes more

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intermittent and patchy through the day but stays mostly cloudy.

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Temperatures will climb up to 9-10 Celsius in the southerly breeze, so

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much milder than it has been. A lot of low cloud sitting down on the

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hills, so poor visibility and higher ground. Into tomorrow evening and

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overnight, we keep the cloud. Still a fuse box of rain here and there,

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but generally drying up through the night. A mild night, temperatures no

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lower than six or seven as we head into Wednesday morning. Wednesday

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starts off grey, cloudy, Misty in places, but with a better chance of

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cloud breaking. We will start the season sunny intervals breaking

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through, generally brighter skies through the middle of the working

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week. Similar temperatures again, highs of around ten on Wednesday

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afternoon. High-pressure in charge, as I said. This weather front just

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sinks away to the south, allowing the cloud to break midweek, and the

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high really becomes established over the top of us as we had through the

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second half of the week. Nothing changes a great deal. Light winds as

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well, and things stay fairly quiet. For Thursday, mostly dry, generally

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cloudy skies, a a few breaks appearing here and there.

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Temperatures up to 8-9 C on Thursday afternoon. Friday, perhaps a bit

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cooler. The cloud more broken overnight. Allowing temperatures to

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climb up to 6-7 for most of us on Friday afternoon. Staying fine and

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dry as we had through the working week. Into next weekend, we will

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keep you updated on your BBC local radio station. I will leave you with

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a summary. perhaps a little milder. If you like

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the mild weather, you'll have to head elsewhere in the country. Find

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out more in the national weather forecast. Our weather is going

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against normal expectations this week. In Highland Scotland some snow

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to be seen on the hills. Temperatures as high as 12 Celsius

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today. Over the next few days the coldest air is in the far south-east

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of England where there is sunshine to be had. Four or five Celsius in

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Kent. Differences remain over the next few days and here is why. I

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pressure

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