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Inquiry finds unacceptable delays in response to risks of nitrous oxide levels at Basildon Hospital.

Plans to close Pontefract Hospital's birth centre have paused to allow for a new public consultation.

That's great. but maternity unit need more phoebes. there's a shortage of 2500 midwives in england. despite that, the number employed has gone up byjust 7% in a decade. and it's a tricky balance recruiting enough new midwives and stopping more experienced staff walking away. i may have just about preserved safety, butjust preserving safety shouldn't be enough in the nhs. hannah williams left herjob as a midwife in another part of the country, worried that staffing pressures meant she couldn't look after mums and babies properly. i think i've probably always managed to by the skin of my teeth, ...

The Royal Hampshire County Hospital unit was downgraded from good by the health watchdog in 2021.

Bolton Hospital has identified dangerous concrete RAAC in the maternity building and are now working to ensure patient safety.