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NewsMaternity unit to be closed despite safety fears
An integrated care board has decided which of the five maternity units on its patch should close despite concerns from clinical leaders the move could increase deaths.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The end of an era
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Familiar faces take up new roles at NHSE and CQC
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsHigh newborn death rates revealed at large trust
A trust whose maternity care is under scrutiny had neonatal mortality rates nearly twice the average of similiar units in 2023, new audit figures reveal.
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NewsTrust fined £1.7m for maternity care failures
An acute trust has been fined £1.7m – one of the largest penalties to date – after multiple failings in connection with the deaths of three babies under its care.
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NewsHospitals prosecuted over baby deaths
The trust at the centre of a maternity investigation is being prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission over the deaths of three babies.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Barriers to learning
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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HSJ LocalTrust in CQC row has service upgraded
A trust that had a public row with the Care Quality Commission over delays to the publication of a report which rated one of its maternity departments “inadequate,” has had the service upgraded just a month after the initial rating was released.
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CommentThe NHS is not empowering charities to help the service
Wes Streeting has highlighted the urgent need for change in NHS maternity care, to address a workforce crisis and significant inequalities. Integrating charities into NHS care pathways could enhance services and provide cost-effective solutions, writes Angela McConville
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NewsCQC report on ‘fire risk’ A&E delayed by 13 months
A trust has been waiting more than a year for a Care Quality Commission report into its emergency department where inspectors found fire safety risks.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Winter returns with a vengeance
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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HSJ LocalCEO criticises ‘hugely disappointing’ CQC delay amid downgrade
A trust has criticised what it called “hugely disappointing” delays to a Care Quality Commission inspection report, in which one of its hospitals was downgraded.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Jeremy Hunt on how we can save 13,500 lives
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds of mothers diverted while in labour
Nearly 1,000 women were diverted to other NHS trusts or units while in labour within a six-month period this year, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentThe NHS is still not listening hard enough to families on maternity care
The latest CQC maternity survey reveals troubling gaps in care and communication. As failures to listen and act on women’s worries persist, it’s clear that change is urgently needed to rebuild trust
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NewsNHS ‘ignores staff, patients and families’, says minister
Health minister Gillian Merron has declared many patients have a poor experience of NHS care as a result of a “culture that has ignored the voice of staff [and] of patients and families for too long”.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Managers’ regulation long overdue but watch out for unintended consequences
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsBest and worst trusts on maternity experience revealed by CQC
The trusts where maternity experience has improved the most and deteriorated the furthest have been revealed by the Care Quality Commission.
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News‘Deeply flawed’ watchdog fails to act in 182 cases
Bereaved parents have described maternity investigations carried out by a watchdog as “deeply flawed” after it failed to make recommendations to trusts in 182 cases of deaths and harm.
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NewsService rated ‘outstanding’ despite whistleblower concerns
A trust’s neonatal services have been rated “outstanding” just a year after concerns were raised about investigations into baby deaths.