The cost of harm from clinical negligence in maternity services is now more than twice the entire cost of providing maternity care in England.
- a shocking statistic following research by @babylifeline & analysis by @thetimes#maternitysafety
https://t.co/WqpscfUDux
@JamesTitcombe@babylifeline@thetimes Paediatric sadly is second. Wondering what these claims are?
Behind these figures are terribly devastated families, and healthcare staff working under a strained NHS
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Maternity units are basically a whole hospital in a department, aren't they? Emergency walk in care + elective admissions + surgery + ambulatory care + outpatients. All with a totally unpredictable population + multiple intersecting staff groups so your team is never the same.
โฎ๏ธ Raising awareness #marchformidwives โฎ๏ธ
Our maternity system is not sustainable. Please stand with us to make a change ๐ญ
* For every 30 newly qualified midwives, 29 are leaving
Almost all pregnant women & people admitted to hospital, including ICU, with COVID are unvaccinated. See UKOSS data below, showing the risks. It's safer to be vaccinated.
#WorldPrematurityDay2021 recognising our amazing staff today for their caring, compassionate professionalism and amazing teamwork in delivering PERIPrem bundle to our most vulnerable preterm babies and their families ๐@rchtmaternity @RCHTWeCare@HLegrys@peri_prem@sally_hedge