Maternity units have been told to urgently act on 15 areas to improve care for mothers and babies following a damning report into services at one hospital trust.
The report 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.
