This month, 28 delegates from a range of NHS organisations and national bodies got together virtually to take part in our inaugural Healthcare Incident Investigation course run in partnership with Cranfield University. This innovative course is based around a week-long healthcare incident simulation and utilises an...
A Blog by Head of Research and Development, Sara Ledger The day the MBRRACE-UK reports come out is always a mixed day – an opportunity to learn and improve maternity care, but also the reality that these statistics relate to families that will never be the...
Learning from Adverse Events in Maternity Services – Now Online (with limited spaces) Following quite an unprecedented year, we’ve had to shake up what we usually do and offer our training online. We’re so excited with the feedback we’ve had so far, and are even more...
Investigation into delays to intrapartum intervention once fetal compromise is suspected A Blog by James Titcombe - Senior Patient Safety and Policy Consultant From 1 April 2018, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has been responsible for all NHS patient safety investigations of maternity incidents which meet...
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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...