Greig Watson BBC News, Nottingham PA Media Maternity services at the trust are at the centre of the largest inquiry of its kind in the NHS The healthcare watchdog has apologised over delays to the publication of its report into maternity services in Nottingham, which is subject of the largest inquiry of its kind in … Read more
Michael Buchanan Social Affairs Correspondent BBC By the entrance to Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness sits a sculpture of a moon with 11 stars. It is a memorial to the mother and babies who died unnecessarily due to poor care at the hospital between 2004 and 2013. Inscribed underneath is a short verse: “Forever in … Read more
Getty Images Many of the maternity failings at scandal-hit hospitals are being seen elsewhere, England’s NHS regulator says. Investigations into units in Shrewsbury and Telford and East Kent found poor care may have contributed to babies dying or having life-changing injuries. But the Care Quality Commission said many of the problems were more widespread. Its … Read more
5 hours ago By Matt Precey, BBC News, Bedfordshire Getty Maternity services at the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ Maternity staff at an NHS trust faced racism from their own colleagues, a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said. The problem was identified at both the Luton and Dunstable (L&D) and Bedford hospitals during … Read more
MPs heard “harrowing stories” from women, including some who said they were left in blood-soaked sheets. Source link
A survey has highlighted that a majority of policy owners that their insurance premiums have already increased in the last one year much before the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) removed the age limit restriction for buying a health insurance policy. In April 2024, the IRDAI removed the age limit restriction for … Read more
A view of the Calcutta High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Observing that no differentiation is permissible between regular and contractual employees on the question of a woman’s right to childbirth and maternity leave, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to compensate an executive intern. The petitioner, … Read more
The two hospitals in Nottingham are at the centre of a major inquiry into baby deaths and injuries. Source link
Senior midwife Donna Ockenden says her ongoing review had found criticism of interpretation services. Source link
