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The latest Care Quality Commission report brings together the findings from 131 unit inspections.
Maternity hospitals in the UK can be traced back to the 18th century. In 1939 there were about 2,100 maternity beds in London. Most women gave birth at home. At the outbreak of war most of these beds were closed and women were encouraged to leave the capital to give birth. Travel expenses were paid and 14 shillings a day for the five weeks ...
NHS Digital collected the national 'Hospital Episode Statistics' (HES), which is a record of every 'episode' of admitted patient care (counted by completing care with a consultant, meaning that more than one episode can be associated with a single stay in hospital [14]) delivered by the NHS in England, including those done under contract by ...
Fewer women have confidence in NHS maternity staff and say they can always access the care they need, new data suggests. A survey by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of 18,951 people who used NHS ...
Maternal deaths: The annual number of female deaths from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes) during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, expressed per 100,000 live births, for a ...
Nearly 303,000 women died due to complications during pregnancy. With an exceptionally high mortality ratio compared to other U.S. states, the government of Texas created the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force in 2013. [4] [5]
The Maternity Safety Alliance, made up of bereaved families, has written to health secretary Steve Barclay asking for an England-wide investigation in the wake of repeated maternity scandals.
The NHS was established within the differing nations of the United Kingdom through differing legislation, and as such there has never been a singular British healthcare system, instead there are 4 health services in the United Kingdom; NHS England, the NHS Scotland, HSC Northern Ireland and NHS Wales, which were run by the respective UK government ministries for each home nation before falling ...