Health Education England’s Maternity Safety Training Fund programme has distributed over £8 million to 136 NHS trusts, including all 134 acute trusts with maternity units in England to deliver training to improve maternity safety.
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New figures have revealed that in less than two years more than 200 mental health patients in North Wales have been sent out of the area for care.
Wales’ biggest health board could be ready to be taken out of special measures later this year, its boss has suggested. The BBC reports on the latest developments.
The Wales Maternity Network has developed a ‘Safer Pregnancy Wales’ campaign in collaboration with 1000 Lives Improvement. The campaign highlights the importance of keeping safe during pregnancy to reduce the risk of stillbirth and aims to help expectant mothers and healthcare professionals keep talking.
The London Mental Health Clinical Network has launched a new leaflet providing information on Help and emotional support during pregnancy. The leaflet is for women who are pregnant, or who have a baby under the age of 1 year old who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, such as depression and anxiety, and provides information on how to self-refer to their local IAPT Service.
BBC Radio Wales aired a news story on May 2nd 2017 regarding the ongoing investigation of the Tawel Fan ward at Betsi Cadwaldr Trust in North Wales. Families affected contacted the BBC and requested the latest developments are placed in the public domain. It is suggested that the quality of care on a scandal-hit ward for dementia patients may have contributed to at least seven deaths.
Donna Ockenden, senior midwifery advisor to the chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), writes to all 44,000 midwives on the NMC register on International Day of the Midwife 2017.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published a report titled – The State of Child Health: The Paediatric Workforce. It sets out key findings from the biennial paediatric census and makes recommendations for immediate actions to ensure care for UK children remains the best in the world.
The NMC have produced a short animation to assist with the revalidation process. Revalidation helps nurses and midwives keep up to date in professional practice and is designed to ensure safety and effectiveness in line with The Code.
MAMA Academy has launched a new initiative in partnership with The London Ambulance Service which aims to improve response times when transferring pregnant mothers to hospital and saving more babies lives. Call cards have been produced for London based midwives which advise when to request an emergency ambulance and provide the key contact details and trigger words.
The NMC runs an education programme which helps to ensure that nurses and midwives have the right knowledge, skills and professional attributes which are a fit for now, (and by regular engagement), fit for the future. Visit the NMC website and sign up for the education newsletter.
Sands have published an update outlining progress of the National Bereavement Care Pathway on their website. Working with the Department of Health, the pathway is being developed to ensure parents receive the best possible care after the loss of their baby.