A woman warns other pregnant mothers after her pregnancy scans by a private firm failed to pick up an issue with her unborn baby, who died at 1 day old.
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Pregnant women in English prisons have a seven-times higher probability of suffering a stillbirth than those in the general population – an increase from a five-times higher probability since the data was last collected two years ago.
Cancer care is in crisis in Wales as some patients face anxious waits for treatment, Macmillan Cancer Support has warned. About half of all patients will be treated within 62 days of the disease being suspected, but for gynaecological cancers it is as low as a quarter.
An inspection of Derriford Hospital in Plymouth by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found it needs further improvements to its maternity services, having had its rating dropped from ‘good’ to ‘requires improvement’.
A mother who died shortly after giving birth could have survived had the Royal Derby Hospital not “missed opportunities”, a coroner’s court inquest found.
Registered nurse vacancies in England remain high at more than 43,000, up 10 percent in a year, new data has revealed.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) says providers have ‘responsibility’ to support staff after Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) found staff are experiencing significant distress in the workplace.
Troubleshooter, Sir David Dalton, has been drafted in to East Kent Hospital Trust which has been at the centre of a scandal over baby deaths.
Lack of staff forced four in ten NHS maternity units to turn away expectant mothers last year an investigation reveals.
Nursing Times reports that deputy chief nursing officer for England, Hilary Garratt, is retiring in June and will be replaced on a secondment basis by Acosia Nyanin the current chief nurse for the South East region at NHS England
A new report warns that the UK risks a shrinking workforce caused by long-term sickness.
How virtual reality wards could help ease pressure on NHS hospitals training nurses