A report released by Health Inspectorate Wales said the maternity department at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff needs “urgent improvement”. Inspectors said they found “several patient safety concerns”, including the feeling from some black, Asian, and ethnic minority women that they were being treated differently.
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