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Hospital midwives 'made to work double shifts and stay awake for 24 hours' in major NHS probe
Hospital midwives 'made to work double shifts and stay awake for 24 hours' in major NHS probe Care Quality Commission reports that hospital midwives were made to work dangerous shift patterns after ‘staff told us this meant they were awake for more than 24 hours’ Hospital midwives were told to work double shifts with no sleep, meaning they were awake for more than 24 hours, an NHS inspector has found. The dangerously long shifts were identified at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, which was...
Midwives told to work double shifts with no sleep, new report finds
Midwives told to work double shifts with no sleep, new report finds The CQC report revealed there were ‘extended periods without rest’ for some healthcare professionals - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Midwives at an NHS trust were told to work double shifts without sleep, leaving them awake for more than 24 hours, according to a new inspection report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, specifically the John Radcliffe Hospital,...
Midwives want to make childbirth miraculous – so what went so wrong in Nottingham? | Zoe Williams
The acronym ‘FOH’ for ‘Fuck off home’ was used beside the names of expectant mothers. Senior midwives advised others not to be ‘too kind’. But as this and other shocking evidence is brought to light, sexism is only one part of the storyIt’s said to be mother nature’s stunning con trick, the single most helpful move in the propagation of the species – that childbirth might be the worst thing ever to happen to anyone, but once you are through it, you instantly forget how painful it was.
Midwives used 'f**k off home' code for heavily pregnant women at NHS trust
Midwives used 'f**k off home' code for heavily pregnant women at NHS trust Women were allegedly encouraged to remain at home despite concerns they were in labour, with one woman later arriving at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to find out her baby had died Pregnant women were allegedly labelled with an offensive acronym telling them to “f**k off home” as fresh allegations have emerged about the NHS trust at the centre of the largest maternity inquiry in history. The three letters:...
Midwives want to make childbirth miraculous – so what went so wrong in Nottingham? | Zoe Williams
The acronym ‘FOH’ for ‘Fuck off home’ was used beside the names of expectant mothers. Senior midwives advised others not to be ‘too kind’. But as this and other shocking evidence is brought to light, sexism is only one part of the storyIt’s said to be mother nature’s stunning con trick, the single most helpful move in the propagation of the species – that childbirth might be the worst thing ever to happen to anyone, but once you are through it, you instantly forget how painful it was.
[Written Question] Midwives: Agency Workers
Question by: Helen Morgan Answering Body: Department of Health and Social Care Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the number of shifts covered by agency midwives in England for each of the last five years.
[Written Question] Midwives: Agency Workers
Question by: Helen Morgan Answering Body: Department of Health and Social Care Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on agency midwives in each of the last five years.
UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has admitted to serious failings, confirming that it failed to ban approximately 15 healthcare professionals who had broken the law. These individuals were able to continue working in the UK for up to 12 years due to the regulator's "completely and utterly unacceptable" mistakes.
UK nurses and midwives who should have been banned have worked for last 12 years
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has admitted to serious failings, revealing that it failed to ban approximately 15 healthcare professionals who had broken the law. These individuals were able to continue working in the UK for up to 12 years due to the regulator's "completely and utterly unacceptable" mistakes.
'Sick and tired': Northern Adelaide hospital nurses walk off job for 24 hours
Lyell McEwin Hospital nurses walk off job for 24 hours amid pay dispute Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 2:10pm In short: Nurses and midwives have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike at Lyell McEwin Hospital. The nursing union is seeking a 21 per cent pay increase over a three-year period. The strike will end at 7am on Friday, June 5.