Article 6QV3V Poor NHS maternity care in danger of becoming normalised, regulator warns

Poor NHS maternity care in danger of becoming normalised, regulator warns

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Denis Campbell Health policy editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6QV3V)

CQC issues damning report on maternity services in England as minister admits anxiety over risk of disaster'

Maternity services in England are so inadequate that cases of women receiving poor care and being harmed in childbirth are in danger of becoming normalised", the NHS regulator has said.

A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report based on inspections of 131 maternity units sets out an array of problems, adding to the sense of crisis that has enveloped an NHS service that cares for the 600,000 women a year who give birth and their babies.

Some women, frustrated at facing such long delays in being assessed at triage, discharge themselves before they are seen.

65% of units are not safe for women to give birth in, 47% of trusts are rated as requiring improvement on safety and another 18% are rated as inadequate.

Some hospitals do not record incidents that have resulted in serious harm.

There is a widespread lack of staff and in some places a lack of potentially life-saving equipment.

Hospitals do not always consider women's suffering after receiving poor care.

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