Sara Ledger Head of Research & Development Baby Lifeline Training MBRRACE-UK has published a rapid-report this week which has reviewed maternal deaths during March – May of this year, and in direct relation to care during this pandemic. They have set out recommendations for improvements to care -...
We are excited to launch our newest educational offering - 'Healthcare Incident Investigation'. The week-long course has been developed with Cranfield University and designed to take place online in recognition of current COVID-19 teaching limitations. Delegates who have completed the course will receive a Continuing...
Sara Ledger Head of Research & Development Baby Lifeline Training Today’s First Do No Harm report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review does not just alert us to failures in three interventions, but to systemic issues across medical practice. The Review, announced in February 2018, was...
In the past year, several maternity units in the UK have received a lot of national attention. Investigations into the care they provide have revealed a wide range of pervasive issues, and drawn focus to areas that must be addressed by maternity services across the...
Sara Ledger Head of Research and Development The latest findings and recommendations from the ESMiE Confidential Enquiry look at intrapartum stillbirths and intrapartum-related neonatal deaths planned in midwifery-led settings: alongside midwifery units (2015-2016), freestanding midwifery units and home births (2013-2016). The enquiry aims to make births in midwifery-led...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] What We Can Learn from HSIB’s Thematic Review to Improve Safety By Sara Ledger, Head of Research & Development, Baby Lifeline Training The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has been responsible for conducting external investigations for almost two years in NHS...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Improving Outcomes for Hundreds of Babies – Recommendations from the latest Each Baby Counts report Today, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have published their latest Each Baby Counts 2019 progress report. Although the UK is a safe place...
The CQC calls for more training as part of recommendations to improve safety in maternity services. By Sara Ledger, Head of Research and Development, Baby Lifeline Training The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report today setting out what it considers as important areas to improve maternity...
Every nurse and midwife are to be given £1,000 to spend on professional development training, which is to be announced tomorrow. This is part of the government commitment to improve patient care and create a more sustainable NHS as part of the NHS Long Term...
The sustained impact of maternity training on knowledge, confidence, and empowerment Baby Lifeline and Baby Lifeline Training partnered with the University of Hull to carry out work investigating the impact of training specific to pertinent repeated issues in the labour ward and community. Although maternity training...