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Covid inquiry: maternity was not seen as an ‘essential’ service
Maternity must be seen as an essential service in any future pandemic, or else the consequences will be “devastating” for…
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Scotland to introduce regular maternity inspections
Routine inspections of maternity services in Scotland will begin next year, it has been announced. Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) said…
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Maternity support workers in Grimsby strike over pay
Maternity support workers in Grimsby have started a two-day walk out over pay and have demanded remuneration for taking on…
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CQC flags racism concerns in maternity services demoted to ‘inadequate’
Internationally educated midwives recruited by a trust to tackle serious staff shortages in its maternity services have faced racism from…
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Maternity understaffing flagged in birth trauma report
Poor maternity care in the NHS is “all-too-frequently tolerated as normal”, an inquiry into birth trauma has found. The inquiry…
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National report reveals key factors impacting safe maternity care
Work demands in maternity services are forcing midwives to make “a trade-off between efficiency and thoroughness”, a new report has…
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‘Maternity safety’ investment to boost recruitment and training
Midwifery leaders have welcomed plans by the government and NHS to invest millions in maternity safety including through increased recruitment…
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NHS maternity care improving but still below pre-pandemic levels
Standards of maternity care in England have improved, but NHS trusts in England are still lagging behind the levels they…
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