Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch

• Inadequate treatment of ectopic pregnancies puts women at risk of severe harm

  • PostedMarch 5, 2020

  A report released today (5 March) by the NHS’s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has found that ectopic pregnancies are not being diagnosed quickly enough. Ectopic pregnancies occur when a...

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• Teens with mental health issues suffer during transition to adult care

  • PostedJune 5, 2018

  An inquiry by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has found that young people are not receiving enough care around the time when they transition from child to adult mental...

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• One in five births sees a maternity care mistake being made

  • PostedDecember 21, 2017

  Over the last two years, 276,767 incidents regarding maternity care were recorded by hospital staff in England. This is the equivalent of one incident for every five births. The majority...

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