All Maternity articles – Page 17
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Exclusive: More than 100 maternity cases to be probed at Midlands trust
More than 100 cases of allegedly poor maternity care at a troubled NHS trust are now set to be independently investigated - after earlier concerns highlighted by HSJ led to more families coming forward.
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CQC backtracks on ‘normal’ births
The Care Quality Commission has admitted that it was mistaken in promoting the “normality agenda” in maternity services.
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Exclusive: Regulator says IVF cuts put mothers and babies at risk
Commissioning restrictions on IVF treatment are putting the lives of mothers and babies at risk, according to a report commissioned by the official regulator and three major fertility organisations.
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Exclusive: Dozens more maternity failings exposed at scandal hit trust
Dozens more cases of poor care have been uncovered at a hospital’s maternity service, which is already under investigation for failing 23 families, HSJ has learned.
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Trust to offer extra leave to parents of premature babies
A trust which became the first in England to sign up to a pledge to support parents of premature babies has already received queries from other trusts keen to follow suit.
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CQC upgrades 'inadequate' maternity unit
A West Midlands trust has managed to improve its CQC rating for maternity services from “inadequate” to “requires improvement”.
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Comment
One year waiters up 13 pc in June
The rise in one year waiters has accelerated, with most of these ultra long waiters highly concentrated in a small number of providers, warns Rob Findlay
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Mackey, Deegan and Marsh among chiefs selected to develop 10 year-plan
Top provider chief executives will help lead some of the workstreams that will start developing the NHS’s 10 year plan, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Interactive
Home blood pressure monitoring is better for pregnant women and reduces use of NHS resources
Ingrid Torjesen reports on the award winning new care pathway, which uses a smartphone app for home monitoring of hypertension in pregnancy
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Extending safe space powers 'wholly misconceived' warn MPs
MPs have told ministers to reconsider their plans to grant NHS trusts so-called ‘safe space’ powers as part of draft legislation to establish the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch in law.
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Trust with lowest A&E performance sees unit rated inadequate
The trust with the worst performing emergency department in England has seen its urgent and emergency services rated inadequate.
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Charity accuses royal college of 'dangerous' advice on 'normal births'
A charity has criticised a royal college for what it said was “immensely dangerous” support of a trust’s “normal birth” campaign.
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Exclusive: Staff report 'dictatorial' culture in maternity department
An independent review of a trust’s maternity department has highlighted staff concerns about a “strong dictatorial culture”.
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New CCG ratings revealed
Five clinical commissioning groups have significantly improved their ratings in the new assessment framework published by NHS England.
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Virtual GP service rated outstanding
A virtual primary care service funded as part of the government’s push to extend opening hours has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Awards
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Best Product or Innovation for Patient Safety (private)
Winner Safe Obstetric Systems: Fetal Pillow
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HSJ Awards
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Maternity and Midwifery Services
Winner HM Prison Low Newton, Durham: The development of perinatal and maternity care pathways for women in the judicial system
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HSJ Local
Health worker arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies
A healthcare worker has been arrested by police today on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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Regulator has to apologise for 'plainly wrong' comments
The chairman of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has made an embarrassing climbdown after claiming incorrectly on national TV that the regulator had not put patients’ lives at risk.
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HSIB to roll out maternity investigations across England by March 2019
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will not achieve national coverage of maternity incidents until March next year, it has told HSJ.