Inspection into newborn care

The Care Quality Commision (CQC) has announced that there is to be a review of the care available to newborns and young babies with severe health problems, starting this month.  They will be inspecting about 20 services in England, looking at how well staff in fetal medicine, obstetrics, neonatal and community services work together to care for newborns with declining health problems.  It is thought that the results, which are due to be published in March 2016, may lead to updated guidelines.  

Prof Edward Baker, deputy chief inspector of hospitals at the CQC, said: “We want to highlight good practice so that it can be shared, but also to identify what is stopping hospitals from providing good or outstanding care.”

Read a BBC report on this story here 

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