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10/07/2008
The BBC today reported that a recent survey has
highlighted the problems faced by maternity units up and
down the country. There is a disparity in the level of
services and the choice available from one health
authority to another.
With low morale and limited investment there are
fears about increasing number of
hospital mistakes
or negligence which according to our own statistics
seem to be on an upward cycle. Maternity issues account
for around 40% of all cases that we deal with here at
The Claims connection.
More here on the actual article from the BBC:
Some NHS trusts in England need to do more to make
maternity services safer and improve choices for
mothers, the Healthcare Commission has said.
A
survey of 150 trusts by the watchdog found low staffing
levels and poor facilities in some hospitals.
Midwives said ministers would struggle to meet a promise
to allow every mother to choose where she gave birth by
2009. The government said it was providing £330m,
recruiting 4,000 midwives by 2012 and was "listening" to
mothers.
The report was commissioned after a
series of separate Healthcare Commission investigations
into deaths
at maternity hospitals revealed similar problems.
Source
BBC HEALTH NEWS
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