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Community Safety · HackneyHomerton Hospital Pauses Home Birth Service
Homerton Hospital in Hackney has temporarily paused its home birth service, impacting at least 10 expectant mothers who had their birth plans cancelled. The hospital expects to resume services by Friday 9 October after an assurance and improvement process.
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Courts · HackneyFormer nurse pleads not guilty to Hackney hospital sex charges
A former nurse has pleaded not guilty to eight charges at Wood Green Crown Court concerning alleged sexual activity with a patient at Homerton Hospital in the 2000s. Jason Forde was extradited from Barbados and faces a trial in April 2027.
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Courts · HackneyEx-nurse Jason Forde denies sex charges at Wood Green Crown Court
Former nurse Jason Forde, 56, has denied eight charges at Wood Green Crown Court. The charges relate to alleged sexual activity with a mental health patient at Homerton Hospital in the 2000s. Forde was extradited from Barbados earlier this summer and a trial date has been set for April 26, 2027.
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Former nurse charged with sexual offences against patient at Homerton Hospital
A former nurse has been extradited from Barbados and charged with unlawful sexual activity involving a woman receiving mental health treatment at Homerton Hospital in Hackney. Jason Forde appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 17 August and was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Wood Green Crown Court on 25 August.
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Courts · HackneyEx-nurse extradited from Barbados over Hackney hospital sex charges
A former nurse has been extradited from Barbados and charged with unlawful sexual activity with a woman treated for a mental disorder at Homerton Hospital in Hackney. Jason Forde, 56, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 31 July 2026 and was remanded in custody ahead of a Wood Green Crown Court hearing on 25 August.
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