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Five more deaths from iGAS in last week, Public Health Scotland reveals

Five deaths in Scotland between Christmas and new year have been linked to the Strep A infection, new figures have revealed. Public Health Scotland said it was aware of 12 deaths among invasive group A streptococcal infections (iGAS) cases over the ...

04 Jan 2023 at 17:59

Downing Street urges parents to be ‘on the lookout’ amid rising cases of Strep A

Downing Street has urged parents to be on the “lookout” for symptoms after a rise in infections caused by the Strep A bacteria. Officials said they can “fully understand” that parents are concerned by rising cases but stressed the NHS is “well ...

05 Dec 2022 at 19:38

Newborn infection trial ‘will fail’ unless Government intervenes, experts warn

Newborn infection trial ‘will fail’ unless Government intervenes, experts say

A clinical trial to test pregnant women for Group B Strep (GBS) – the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies – will fail unless the Government intervenes, experts have warned. Some 80 hospitals are needed for the ...

20 Jun 2022 at 08:10

Health & Wellbeing

What is group B strep? Charity says pregnant women ‘in the dark’

Pregnant women and new mothers are not being given enough information about life-threatening group B strep, a charity has warned. A survey for the charity Group B Strep Support (GBSS) of 529 pregnant women and mothers who had a baby in ...

12 Jul 2023 at 11:45

Life

Group B Strep: 8 things every parent should know

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies, and it can kill within hours – yet the UK doesn’t routinely test pregnant women for it. The charity Group B Strep Support (GBSS) ...

27 Jun 2023 at 07:30

Derry Now

Shannon taking Strep B campaign to Stormont

A Derry mother has vowed to take her campaign for mandatory Group B Strep testing, for all pregnant women in the North, to Stormont. Shannon Doherty, whose son Rían almost died from complications arising from the bacterial ...

11 Sept 2023 at 14:33

Pictures & Videos

IN PICTURES: Baby Rían's Big Bingo Night in The Maldron Hotel

The parents of baby Rían, Alan Lemoignan and Shannon Doherty pictured with Host Mickey Doherty, at Baby Rían's Big Bingo Night held in The Maldron Hotel. The event was to raise awareness of Group B Strep and donations to ...

10 Oct 2023 at 19:33

Humza Yousaf: No shortage of supply of antibiotics for Strep A infections

Yousaf stresses ‘no shortage of supply’ of antibiotics for Strep A infections

The Scottish Health Secretary has reassured parents that there is “no shortage of supply” of the antibiotics needed to treat Strep A. Humza Yousaf was also clear that the number of cases of the infection being seen in ...

08 Dec 2022 at 11:47

No shortage of Strep A antibiotics as Sturgeon warns against complacency

Scotland is not facing a shortage of antibiotics needed to treat Strep A, as Nicola Sturgeon stressed there was “no room for complacency” in fighting the condition. Across the UK at least nine children have died from ...

08 Dec 2022 at 16:31

Local News

'Our lives were turned upside down in a matter of seconds'

A Derry couple has issued an emotional plea for parents to be aware of the dangers of Group B strep. Paul Smith and his partner Alicia suffered a tortuous ordeal with their three month daughter as they almost lost a ...

17 Jun 2024 at 14:33

Scotland

Parents of newborn who died week after birth question lack of Strep B testing

The parents of a newborn who died a week after birth questioned why the UK is not screening for Group B strep, a fatal accident inquiry heard. Freya Murphy was born on July 21 2018 in the Queen Elizabeth University ...

28 Oct 2024 at 15:41

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