MBRRACE-UK’s 2023 report says maternal deaths increased in 2019 to 2021
The UK’s maternal mortality watchdog, MBRRACE-UK, have published their 2023 report on the pregnancy and birth-related deaths of women (maternal deaths). The latest Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report looks at data from the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity for women who died during or up to one year after the end of […]
Living with birth trauma and how to access support
In today’s NHS, maternity care, claims and inquiries seem to dominate the healthcare headlines, but until recently, the concept of birth trauma to the mother wasn’t widely recognised or even acknowledged. The negation of women’s traumatic childbirth injuries and experiences created a stigma and shame which prevented thousands of women from seeking and receiving treatment […]
HSSIB takes over HSIB’s patient safety investigations
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body or HSSIB has now taken over HSIB’s national investigations programme. The newly established HSSIB began operating on 1st October 2023, replacing the former healthcare watchdog, HSIB, with a new, independent, statutory organisation which will investigate patient safety incidents using significantly enhanced powers. Unlike HSIB, the new HSSIB’s ‘safe space’ […]
Traumatic birth guidance and resources with the Birth Trauma Association
In this episode, join Julie Marsh as she interviews Doctor Kim Thomas, the CEO of charity Birth Trauma Association discussing the work her charity does to support women, and their partners following a traumatic birth experience.
HSIB’s patient safety investigations are now handled by HSSIB and MNSI
Former healthcare watchdog, HSIB, has now handed over its patient safety investigations programmes to HSSIB and MNSI. HSIB’s transformation to HSSIB finally took effect on 1st October 2023. This means that HSIB’s national investigations programme will now be carried out by HSIB’s successor, HSSIB, with enhanced powers which include access to patients’ records and other […]
MBRRACE-UK report finds increase in stillbirths and neonatal deaths and widening inequalities
MBRRACE-UK have published their latest Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report. The State of the Nation report analyses statistical information from reported perinatal deaths of babies who were born in the UK during 2021. These include: late fetal losses, where the baby was born between 22 and 23 completed weeks of pregnancy (gestation) showing no signs of […]
Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) blindness claims
The British Contact Lens Association estimates that around 3.7 million people, or 9% of the adult population, wear contact lenses in the UK. Contact lenses provide an effective, convenient and visually appealing method of eyesight correction but can also increase the wearer’s risk of eye infection. Most minor eye irritations and infections are quickly diagnosed […]
Fatal Accident Claims – Compensation claims following the death of a loved one
Join us as we explore the legal aspects, emotional challenges, and avenues for assistance in the aftermath of a tragic loss.
Martha’s Rule: giving hospital patients and their families direct access to a second opinion
The parents of a teenage girl who died needlessly in hospital are calling for NHS patients to be given the right to an urgent second opinion, if they feel their concerns are not being taken seriously by medical staff. Martha Mills died after multiple failures in the treatment of her deteriorating condition from sepsis following […]
Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) report warns of alarming increase in transfusion errors and harm to patients
A report by the UK’s blood transfusion watchdog, Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT), has warned of safety risks to patients from an ‘alarming upward trend in errors and harms’ in the preparation and administration of blood transfusions. SHOT’s recently published Annual Report 2022 identified mistakes at all stages of the transfusion process, from collection of […]