We've found that nearly half of maternity services received a rating of 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement'.
One in nine maternity services in England has been “double downgraded” by the Care Quality Commission as part of its national inspection programme, exclusive FactCheck analysis reveals.published today laid bare the harrowing experiences of some women giving birth across the country.
The programme inspected all active NHS hospital maternity services that hadn’t been inspected since 2021. 15 units were what we’re calling “double downgraded” – dropping two ratings in a single inspection. This was practically unheard of before the pandemic.Just nine facilities saw improvement compared to their last rating – and the rest stayed the same or had never been rated before so we can’t compare them.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Victoria Atkins, told us she is “hugely grateful” to MP Theo Clarke, who led the inquiry into birth trauma published today, “and all those brave women who came forward”.
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