21/12/17
The BBC has today reported these figures. They would appear to point to an alarming number of incidences. It is important however to distinguish the nature of the incidents and near misses and look at the reason for the rise. NHS Improvement confirm that of the number of mistakes, 63,380 resulted…
01/12/17
Jeremy Hunt has announced a welcome change for families suffering with a full term still birth or life changing injuries to babies who will be offered an independent investigation by a Coroner. Currently they only look into the death of babies who show signs of life after being born. This is a move…
10/11/17
All girls can get the HPV vaccine free from the NHS from the age of 12 until their 18 th birthday. Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women under the age of 35 in the UK and it helps protect against it. Gardasil is the vaccine used by the NHS to protect against 4 types of HPV which cause…
22/08/17
The review made by the midwifery standard body will seek to replace the word 'normal birth' with 'physiological birth'. The connotations of 'normal birth' have long been associated with birth without medical interventions such as caesareans, epidurals and instrumental delivery. Delivery by these…
10/08/17
It is reported in the Times that it is the first time that there has been more than 4000 cancelled urgent operations in the year from July to June, with the highest number in June. "Urgent" operations include those that must be done within hours to save the patient's life, limb or organ.…
26/04/17
Investigations into a cluster of NHS baby deaths highlight the pitfalls of the 'wait and see policy' adopted by many hospitals during childbirth. A BBC investigation has identified at least 7 deaths during childbirth in less than 2 years at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. In the sad…
