Maternity units have been told they must act now on 15 separate areas to improve the care and safety for mothers and babies. A damning report into services at one hospital trust has highlighted a number of areas which need "immediate and essential action" across the country.
Areas such as safe staffing, escalation and accountability, clinical governance and robust support for families have all been included as “must dos” for all units by maternity expert Donna Ockenden. They cover 10 key areas.
The call comes in a 234 page document into care at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. It looked into cases involving 1,486 families between 2000 and 2019 and reviewed 1,592 clinical incidents where medical records and family consent was gained.
