Staff shortages are key contributor to baby deaths, investigation finds
Staffing shortages play a key role in unsafe maternity care, an analysis of 92 cases…
Category: Obstetrics and gynaecology, Paediatrics, UK
John Launer: Thinking the unthinkable on Lucy Letby
The psychiatrist John Bowlby once wrote a paper called On Knowing What You Are Not…
Nottingham trust faces criminal investigation into baby deaths
Police are preparing to launch a criminal investigation into baby deaths and injuries at Nottingham…
Rammya Mathew: Lucy Letby and the limits of a no blame culture
The dreadful reality of the Lucy Letby case is still sinking in. That a neonatal…
Rotherham trust is fined {pound}200 000 for failing to take safeguarding action in the case of four babies
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £200 000 (€230 000; $232 000) after admitting…
East Kent Hospitals: “This cannot go on,” says doctor who found that babies could have survived with standard care
Suboptimal maternity care at two hospitals in Kent led to death or injury for dozens…
Migrant women are charged up to {pound}14 000 for maternity care in England, report finds
Women including refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants are being charged as much as £14…
Maternity care: CQC imposes sanctions on Sheffield unit over concerns about safety and quality
England’s healthcare regulator has imposed sanctions on a maternity unit in Sheffield after an unannounced…