Hannah Barnes

Hannah Barnes, investigations editor known for health policy reporting and on-the-ground coverage of the Kent meningitis outbreak. She walks through the outbreak timeline and response. She compares public reaction to pandemic-era fear. She examines vaccine policy decisions and calls for renewed campus meningitis education.

Hannah Barnes, investigations editor at the New Statesman who covers health and public service probes, explains the paused Pathways puberty-blockers trial and why ethical and safety concerns emerged. She also outlines Baroness Amos's interim findings that England’s maternity system is failing, with staff shortages, inequality and shocking care examples.

Hannah Barnes, investigations editor at the New Statesman who leads major probes into public services and maternity safety, discusses a deep investigation into University Hospitals Sussex. She outlines the scale of potentially avoidable baby deaths. She highlights repeated clinical and cultural failures, ignored warnings, stalled inquiries, legal costs, and advice for pregnant women.