Maternity ward chaos left mothers at risk of going home with wrong baby, report finds New mothers risk going home with the wrong baby due to chaotic maternity practices at the UK's biggest hospital, inspectors have warned, after a report found some newborns were not given name tags.
Some babies born at The Royal London Hospital had no name tags - which could lead to them going home with the wrong families or even being given medication meant for another baby, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.
Inspectors said there was "lax" practice of checking babies' name bands, saying that this could create a "risk that a baby might receive medication intended for another baby, and mother might leave the unit with the wrong baby". The Daily Telegraph
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