NHS facing another national maternity services review

Nearly 10% of Patients Surveyed Claim to Have Been Hurt by UK’s National Health Service

With public trust in healthcare organizations dropping, clinical laboratories worldwide must work doubly hard to provide competent, secure services to their patients Is the UK’s National Health Service hurting people? About 10% of NHS patients said yes in a recent survey conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the University […] The post Nearly 10% of Patients Surveyed Claim to Have Been Hurt by UK’s National …

How hard can midwifery push for pregnant women? - Maternity & Midwifery Forum

It will come as no surprise that the UK NHS is struggling to balance the books.  The King’s fund has released a new report on the financial state of the NHS. Neil Stewart, Editorial Director, reflects on the concerning impact for maternity services.    The Kings Fund, the leading health think tank in the UK, dropped its latest report on the financial state of the NHS on 18th May and it makes scary reading for maternity services.  Despite the add…

NHS facing another national maternity services review

Another major inquiry into patient safety within NHS maternity departments is being considered, HSJ has learned, this time by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body.