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East Kent hospitals: Care watchdog inspects trust after baby death apology
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England's care watchdog has carried out a no-notice inspection of an NHS trust at the centre of concerns over the possible preventable deaths of babies. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is investigating East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust but has not yet decided whether to prosecute. It comes as the trust is likely to be heavily criticised at an inquest into the death of baby Harry Richford. On Thursday, the BBC revealed significant concerns have been raised about maternity services at the trust, and a series of preventable baby deaths may have occurred there. On Wednesday and Thursday this week, the trust's maternity services were subject to an unannounced inspection from the CQC. On Thursday night, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust said in a statement: "We are truly sorry for the death of baby Harry and our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to Harry's family. We accept that Harry's care fell short of the standard that we expect to offer every mother giving birth in our hospital and we are fully cooperating with the CQC's investigation into Harry Richford's death." Read full story Source: BBC News, 24 January 2020- Posted
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East Kent hospitals: Baby deaths 'could have been prevented'
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At least seven preventable baby deaths may have occurred at one of the largest groups of hospitals in England since 2016, a BBC investigation has found. Significant concerns have been raised about maternity services at the trust. East Kent NHS Foundation Trust has apologised, saying it has "not always provided the right standard of care". The trust has struggled to improve maternity care for years, despite repeatedly being made aware of the problems. In 2015, the medical director asked experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to review maternity care, amid "concerns over the working culture". Their review, seen by the BBC, found poor team working in the unit, a number of consultants operating as they saw fit, a lack of performance management of the consultant body and out of date clinical guidelines. It highlights consultants who: failed to carry out labour ward rounds, review women, make plans of care or attend out of hours when requested rarely attended CTG training were reported "as doing their own thing rather than follow guidelines". Read full story Source: BBC News, 23 January 2020 -
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Letter from America: Kick off to a new year of hope
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Football is a popular American pastime. Its focus on collaboration, individual skill reliance and teamwork serves as a touchpoint for the January 2020 Letter from America. Letter from America is a Patient Safety Learning blog series highlighting fresh accomplishments in patient safety from the United States.- Posted
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Content ArticleA significant fall in maternal death due to Venousthromboembolisation (VTE) followed the publication of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guideline ‘Thromboprophylaxis’ in 2004. It is likely that the fall in deaths is the result of better recognition of at-risk women and widespread thromboprophylaxis. All women should undergo a documented assessment of risk factors for VTE in early pregnancy or before pregnancy. All pregnant women should have a documented VTE risk assessment at the booking appointment whilst the comprehensive history is being taken.
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Content ArticleThe Early Notifcation scheme is a national programme for the early reporting of infants born with a potential severe brain injury following term labour to NHS Resolution. This leaflet has been produced as an overview to highlight the: key findings of the report six recommendations information on our collaborative partners and other resources available on our website including information on supporting staff and families.
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Content ArticleThis article, published by Medium, looks at the story of a woman who had a stroke while pregnant. Both survived. The authors highlight a growing concern that the US is in the midst of a maternal morbidity and mortality crisis.
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NHS Resolution: Neonatal jaundice (19 October 2018)
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Maternity
Neonatal jaundice is a common condition which is usually harmless, requires no treatment or responds to phototherapy. On rare but tragic occasions it can cause long-term brain damage with physical and psychological consequences for the family, or death. NHS Resolution reviewed twenty claims for injury secondary to neonatal jaundice which were notified to NHS Resolution between 2001 and 2011 and identified key themes and most common risk factors. -
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NHS Resolution: Fetal surveillance (16 September 2019)
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This case story is based on real events and NHS Resolution is sharing the experience of those involved to help prevent a similar occurrence happening to patients, families and staff. -
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RCOG: Video briefing on human factors and situational awareness
Claire Cox posted an article in Maternity
Each baby counts is the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist's national quality improvement programme to reduce the number of babies who die or are left severely disabled as a result of incidents occurring during term labour. Watch the Each baby counts human factors video for information on how to address issues within your unit. -
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Consent: Maternity
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This area of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists website provides guidance for healthcare professionals on obtaining consent from women within obstetrics and gynaecology services. It provides easy access to all procedure-specific consent documentation and gives advice on how best to support women’s decision-making about their care.- Posted
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Each baby counts: Aims and objectives
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In the UK, each year over 1000 babies die or are left with severe brain injury, not because they are born too soon or too small, or have a congenital abnormality, but because something goes wrong during labour. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists does not accept that all of these are unavoidable tragedies, and with the Each baby counts project, they are aiming to reduce this unnecessary suffering and loss of life by 50% by 2020.- Posted
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Content ArticleNewborn babies may need extra care in a neonatal intensive care unit or special care baby unit if they were born prematurely or if they need care for a particular health condition. Babies and infants that need long-term care can be transferred to a local unit or discharged to receive care at home. A baby with complex health needs may move between distinct areas of care or 'pathways'. This Care Quality Commission (CQC) review looked at how risks for newborn babies are identified and managed and at the care for infants in the community who need respiratory support. This review draws on one particular case that had a tragic outcome for a baby and her parents. Elizabeth Dixon was born prematurely but suffered brain damage as a result of missed high blood pressure. She died shortly before her first birthday in 2001, when there was a failure to correctly maintain her tracheostomy tube. While this review was not an investigation of the specific circumstances of Elizabeth's case, it drew on this to examine current practice, systems and guidance.
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Content ArticleSacha Wells-Munro, Maternity Improvement Advisor at NHS Improvement and Professor Tim Draycott, consultant obstetrician and Health Foundation Improvement Science Fellow, present at the Patient Safety Learning Conference the lessons learned from the Morecambe Bay maternity scandal and changes needed to improve the safety of maternity services system wide.
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Content ArticleDr Bill Kirkup, Chairman of the Morecambe Bay Investigation, presented at the Patient Safety Learning Conference on the common themes that have emerged, and the lessons we need to learn, from the numerous high-profile inquiries in which he has played a leading role.
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