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What does the rapid national maternity investigation mean for families?
Posted: 30/06/2025
The Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and the Right Honourable Wes Streeting have announced a rapid national maternity investigation to provide 'truth to families suffering harm and urgently improve care and safety.' There has been a spotlight on failing maternity care in recent years, and it has become apparent that a......>>
Stroke Prevention Day - raising awareness of the risk of high blood pressure
Posted: 30/01/2025
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and severe long-term disability in the UK and high blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor for stroke, playing a role in around half of all cases. The focus of Stroke Prevention Day 2025 is therefore to raise awareness of the risks of high blood pressure and encourage adults to get their blood pressure......>>
Birth trauma report – ending the postcode lottery
Posted: 14/05/2024
In response to concerns about the standard of maternity care in the UK and the impact this is having on the safety of mothers and their babies, the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on birth trauma has this week published its report. In October last year, the Care Quality Commission ranked two-thirds of maternity units as ‘inadequate’......>>
Care Quality Commission downgrades St George’s maternity service to inadequate
Posted: 20/09/2023
Last month, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated maternity care at St George’s Hospital in south west London as ‘inadequate’ following its inspection in March. The report raised numerous concerns about patient safety including insufficient staffing levels, failures to properly risk assess, lack of monitoring for delayed inductions......>>
Know your Numbers: the flagship campaign encouraging the nation to keep blood pressure under control
Posted: 07/09/2023
Know Your Numbers Week runs from 4 to 10 September 2023 and is aimed at improving awareness around the importance of blood pressure testing......>>

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