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App to improve maternity care in Wales

By Liz Wells 30 December 2024

Pregnant women will benefit from better maternity care as a new app and electronic health record system is rolled out across Wales.

TECHNOLOGY

Trust launches health visiting app to support parents

By Lee Peart 23 December 2024

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGCC) has launched a new app for parents of young children.

TECHNOLOGY

AI tool offers insights to improve safety in maternity care

By Liz Wells 02 December 2024

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that identifies the key human factors influencing maternity care outcomes, supporting ongoing efforts to improve safety for mothers and babies, has been develop...

MATERNITY

Pregnant women and new mothers receiving better mental health support, CQC finds

By Lee Peart 28 November 2024

Pregnant women and new mothers are receiving better mental health support, new CQC research has found.

NEONATAL

Trust apologises after neonatal review finds examples of 'poor care'

By Lee Peart 15 November 2024

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) has apologised and pledged to improve after a review it commissioned found examples of ‘poor care’.

MATERNITY

Report warns national target for preterm birth will not be met

By Lee Peart 14 November 2024

A House of Lords report has warned the national target to reduce preterm birth in England to 6% by 2025 will not be met.

MIDWIFERY

Trust suspends homebirth services due to capacity issues

By Lee Peart 07 November 2024

Homebirth services have been temporarily suspended by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust due to ‘capacity issues’.

THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST

NHS to compensate families over accidental baby swap

By Lee Peart 04 November 2024

The NHS is to compensate families following the accidental swap of two baby girls over 50 years ago.

MATERNITY

Maternity patients in Humber and North Yorkshire benefit from electronic health records

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

An electronic health record system that enables maternity patients to digitally access their records has been rolled out across Humber and North Yorkshire.

MATERNITY

NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth trialled

By Liz Wells 08 October 2024

NHS maternity staff in England will take part in a new pilot programme to help reduce avoidable brain injuries in childbirth, the government has revealed.

MARIA KANE

Government minister tours maternity and neonatal services unit

By Lee Peart 26 September 2024

Government minister, Baroness Merron, has met with staff and service users during a tour of maternity and neonatal services at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital.