Patient safety in England has deteriorated to “alarming” levels over the past two years, particularly in maternity services, a report has found.
Research conducted by the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London, released on Thursday, showed that conditions worsened in waits for urgent care, hospital infections levels, and mortality from treatable causes, such as sepsis and blood clots.
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‘Alarming’ Levels of Deterioration in Patient Safety, Maternity Services: Report

The rates of women dying during or shortly after pregnancy, and babies dying within 28 days of being born, have increased for the first time in a decade, according to new analysis.

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‘Alarming declines’ in patient safety as maternity care deteriorates – report

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One midwife told STV News there have been high levels of burnout, absences and people leaving.

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By Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks once more to Dottie for alerting me to this. In the Guardian today: Darzi [Prof Lord Ara Darzi, the surgeon and former health minister ] said there had been “alarming declines” in 12 key metrics of patient safety in England since 2022. They include maternity care, in which there are growing rates of stillbirth, babies dying during or soon after they are born and also women dying while giving birth. https://…

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The rates of women dying during or shortly after pregnancy, and babies dying within 28 days of being born, have increased for the first time in a decade, according to

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Experts have analysed publicly available data for the latest National State of Patient Safety report.  The rates of women dying during or shortly after pregnancy, and babies dying within 28 days of being born, have increased for the first time in a decade, according to new analysis. It comes as a report found there has been “alarming declines” in patient safety across many areas of the NHS in recent years, with maternity care in particular deter…

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