{"id":215549,"date":"2023-10-20T00:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T00:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=215549"},"modified":"2023-10-20T00:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T00:17:02","slug":"record-65-of-nhs-maternity-units-are-failing-meet-safety-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/record-65-of-nhs-maternity-units-are-failing-meet-safety-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Record 65% of NHS maternity units are failing meet safety standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Record 65% of NHS maternity units are failing meet safety standards, report suggests<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Report says majority of NHS maternity are &#8216;inadequate&#8217; or &#8216;require improvement&#8217;\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Care Quality Commission says 65% fail safety standards, up from 54% last year<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Regulator said one-in-ten were &#8216;inadequate&#8217; compared to none last year\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A record number of NHS maternity services fail to meet safety standards, a report suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Some 65 per cent of services are regarded as &#8216;inadequate&#8217; or &#8216;require improvement&#8217; for safety, up from 54 per cent last year, according to the Care Quality Commission.<\/p>\n<p>And the number of ambulance services found to be in need of improvement on safety has doubled in a year \u2013 from 30 per cent to 60 per cent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/20\/76769937-12650983-image-a-11_1697744474753.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A record number of NHS maternity services fail to meet safety standards, the Care Quality Commission suggests<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/21\/76769963-12650983-image-a-20_1697746207192.jpg\" height=\"377\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The number of ambulance services found to be in need of improvement on safety has also doubled in a year, from 30 per cent to 60 per cent<\/p>\n<p>One in ten are rated as inadequate compared to zero last year, the care regulator said.<\/p>\n<p>The CQC, which has inspected 73 per cent of acute hospital services, said: &#8216;The overarching picture is one of a service and staff under huge amounts of pressure.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The report highlighted issues including maternity staffing levels that fall below the recommended number needed and &#8216;fragile&#8217; 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