\n The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn has been included in a new national rapid review of maternity care in England.\n<\/p>\n
\n The investigation will be chaired by Baroness Amos and will aim to ensure “lived experience of affected families” will be heard.\n<\/p>\n
\n Baroness Amos(Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n
\n It will examine a variety of concerns across the 14 trusts, including incidents when women’s voices have been ignored, safety concerns overlooked and when poor leadership had created toxic cultures.\n<\/p>\n
\n Prof Lesley Dwyer, CEO of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group: \u201cWe welcome the national maternity and neonatal investigation led by Baroness Amos and we are committed to playing a full and open part in it.\n<\/p>\n
\n Lesley Dwyer(Image: NNUH)\n<\/p>\n
\n “The QEH maternity service was rated\u00a0good\u00a0by the Care Quality Commission in March 2024, and many families continue to tell us about the safe and compassionate care they receive.\n<\/p>\n
\n “However, we also know that there are times when we have not met the high standards we set ourselves and when that happens, we must apologise, learn and improve.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Being included in this national investigation is not something we shy away from.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It is an opportunity to look honestly at what we do well and where we must do better, alongside other hospitals, so that every woman, baby and family receives the best possible care.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We would like to reassure mothers and families that they should not delay seeking care from our maternity and neonatal teams.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Our staff are dedicated, skilled and caring, and they are here to support families through pregnancy, birth and beyond.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We will work openly with Baroness Amos and her team and share learning quickly, so we can accelerate improvements for the women and babies in our care.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Wes Streeting(Image: )\n<\/p>\n
\n Health secretary Wes Streeting said bereaved families who had agreed to come forward with evidence had shown “extraordinary courage” in doing so.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “What they have experienced is devastating and their strength will protect other families from enduring what they have been through.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn has been included in a new national rapid review of maternity…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-138598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}