Beijing, 12 Apr (Xinhua) -- The British Newspaper The Times recently broke the news that 80 of the obstetrics departments of 193 hospitals under the National Health Service of England were identified as "incompetent" or "need to be improved," meaning that they did not meet basic safety standards.
The UK Healthcare Quality Council rates obstetrics in NHSA hospitals in England, with 8 ratings as "incompetent" in the lowest grade, including the OBSTETRICs Department of NHS Trust Hospitals in Molkham Bay.
This is the NHS logo photographed at a hospital in Manchester, Uk, on April 1. According to a March 30 poll released by a British health system survey that focuses on the country's health system, British people's satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level since 1997. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jon Humper)
A 2015 investigation found multiple medical errors in the hospital's obstetrics department, resulting in the deaths of 11 babies and one mother. A report last year said obstetrics did not give antibiotics to women at risk of sepsis in a timely manner and that there were not enough midwives.
Obstetric services at the University of Nottingham NHS Trust Hospital System were also found to be 'incompetent'. As early as 6 years ago, the families of patients denounced the obstetric services of Nottingham City Hospital, which is part of the system.
In April 2016, Sarah Hawkins gave birth at Nottingham City Hospital, only to be told that her daughter Harriet was stillborn and that it took her nine hours to give birth. The NHS Trust at the University of Nottingham initially blamed the cause of death on infection, and only two years later admitted that the hospital had committed "gross negligence". In the meantime, Harriet's body was preserved as evidence.
People travel to a hospital in Liverpool, England, on April 1. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jon Humper)
An independent investigation found 13 faults in the hospital's obstetrics department. In fact, Sarah had contractions six days before giving birth, but the Obstetrics Department at Nottingham City Hospital had repeatedly refused to accept them, citing the fact that her labour had not yet begun.
According to Sarah's husband Jack Hawkins, there have been a number of major accidents in notchingham City Hospital's obstetrics department, but no investigations have been conducted, and shortly before Sarah's delivery, the Medical Quality Council gave Nottingham City Hospital Obstetrics a "good" rating.
Hawkins said her daughter's death had not pushed Nottingham City Hospital to tackle obstetrics. In recent months, a total of 461 families have identified obstetric negligence at the hospital.
This is an ambulance parked outside a hospital photographed in London, England, on Jan. 28. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Rey Tang)
The 100 mothers sent a letter to Health Minister Saeed Javid last week asking him to appoint Senior Midwife Donna Okenden to preside over the investigation into the Obstetrics Department at Nottingham City Hospital.
Okenden began conducting an investigation into the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust Hospital System in 2018. A survey report released on March 30 this year pointed out that the hospital system was negligent in maternal health care, resulting in the premature death of more than 200 babies and the death of nine women in 20 years, and "habitually" shifted the blame to women.
The Okenden report criticized regulators for dereliction of duty, referring to the Medical Quality Council's 2015 rating of "good" obstetrics at the hospitals involved. (Chen Dan)