Analysis: How did the NHS system miss another care scandal under its nose? The first report from the 60 experts working through the 1,862 complaints of poor care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has delivered a devastating analysis of the health body’s practices, doctors, and midwives over a 20-year period.
It describes a culture that put the target of low caesarean births above the wishes of mothers. There was a flagrant disregard for rules on using drugs that saw mothers medicated against their wishes and forced down the route of a vaginal birth, which for some was an horrific experience ending in death or disability. The Independent
See also:
- Statement to Parliament: Statement on the Ockenden review of maternity services Department of Health and Social Care
- Key points: Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals maternity services report The Guardian
- Maternity scandal report calls for urgent changes in England's hospitals The Guardian
- Shrewsbury maternity scandal: NHS plans ‘early warning’ system to spot future care mistakes The Independent
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