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1. • • England's healthcare regulator has told BBC News that maternity units currently have the poorest safety ratings of any hospital service it inspects. BBC analysis of Care Quality Commission (CQC) records showed it deemed two-thirds (67%) of them not to be safe enough, up from 55% last autumn.
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     Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator - BBC

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   Are maternity services safe?

   • The safety of maternity services remains a key concern, with no services inspected as part of our inspection programme rated as outstanding for being safe. Almost half (47%) were rated as requires improvement for the safe key question, while 35% were rated as good and 18% were rated as inadequate.

   National review of maternity services in England 2022 to 2024

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   Are NHS maternity services safe?

   • Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, said: “The independent review finds that quality and safety of NHS maternity services has improved substantially over the past decade, and most new mums tell us they are looked after well.

   National Maternity Review - NHS England

   www.england.nhs.uk/mat-transformation/implementing-better-births/mat-review/

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   How safe are maternity units in England?

   • It showed that 55% of maternity units in England were not always safe enough - with ratings of Requires Improvement or Inadequate for safety. The CQC has now almost finished a national maternity inspection programme, so has a fuller picture. It's got worse - 67% of units are now classed as Inadequate or Requires Improvement for safety.

   Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator - BBC News

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   Are maternity units safe?

   • England's healthcare regulator has told BBC News that maternity units currently have the poorest safety ratings of any hospital service it inspects. BBC analysis of Care Quality Commission (CQC) records showed it deemed two-thirds (67%) of them not to be safe enough, up from 55% last autumn.

   Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator - BBC News

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   Are maternity care policies addressing quality and safety in England?

   • This briefing details Government and NHS policies on the quality and safety of maternity care in England. This research briefing sets out the current policies addressing the quality and safety of health services in England and discusses recent concerns regarding disparities in maternal health between ethnic groups.

   Quality and safety of maternity care (England)

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   How can maternity safety be improved in the UK?

   • £9.4m was awarded in the 2020 Spending Review to improve maternity safety, including a national brain injury reduction programme that aims to reduce incidences of brain injury and improve the quality and safety of services across the country. Maternal mortality is fortunately a rare occurrence in the UK.

   Safer Maternity Care - NHS England

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3. www.cqc.org.uk › publications › maternity-servicesNational review of maternity services in England 2022 to 2024

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   Sep 19, 2024 · The safety of maternity services remains a key concern, with no services inspected as part of our inspection programme rated as outstanding for being safe. Almost half (47%) were rated as requires improvement for the safe key question, while 35% were rated as good and 18% were rated as inadequate.

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4. www.cqc.org.uk › areas-of-concern › maternityMaternity care - Care Quality Commission

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   The safety of maternity services remains a key concern. When inspecting the safe key question in our national maternity inspection programme, almost half of services were rated as requires improvement (47%), while 35% were rated as good and 18% were rated as inadequate. No services inspected as part of our programme were rated as outstanding ...

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6. www.cqc.org.uk › publications › maternity-servicesNational review of maternity services in England 2022 to 2024

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   Sep 19, 2024 · The National maternity inspection programme has identified widespread issues affecting the quality and safety of maternity services in England. In the programme, we rated 47% of services as requires improvement or inadequate.

7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › health-67238868Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator - BBC

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   Nov 16, 2023 · It showed that 55% of maternity units in England were not always safe enough - with ratings of Requires Improvement or Inadequate for safety.

8. www.england.nhs.uk › wp-content › uploadsSafer Maternity Care - NHS England

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   The 2020 UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) report showed that 56% of pregnant women admitted to hospital with COVID-19 were from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background; improving care for these women has become a priority for maternity services across England.

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9. commonslibrary.parliament.uk › research-briefingsQuality and safety of maternity care (England) - House of ...

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   May 14, 2024 · Concerns about safety within maternity services have also been raised in Care Quality Commission (CQC) ratings; in 2021, 38% of maternity services were rated as requiring improvement for safety. Independent investigations also raised concerns about staffing levels and their impact on patient safety.

10. www.england.nhs.uk › mat-transformationNational Maternity Review - NHS England

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    The National Maternity Review report finds that despite the increases in the number of births and the increasing complexity of cases, the quality and outcomes of maternity services have improved significantly over the last decade. The stillbirth and neonatal mortality rate in England fell by over 20% in the ten years from 2003 to 2013 (HSCIC ...