A new executive director of nursing and midwifery has been appointed at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Angel Wood, who is is currently Director of Nursing, Quality and Leadership at NHS England and NHS Improvement for the North East and Yorkshire, will join the North Wales Health Board on August 1 2022. In the past […]
Baby deaths and tumours untreated for months spark review at Liverpool Women s Hospital
Troubling incidents have some NHS managers worried lessons are not being learned
05:00, 15 MAR 2021
A series of serious incidents at Liverpool Women s Hospital have sparked a review (Image: Liverpool Echo)
The deaths of newborn babies, cancerous tumours being left untreated for months and a swab being left inside a woman during a caesarean section are among troubling incidents under review at Liverpool Women s Hospital. Concerning themes have emerged over the past 12 months at the specialist hospital in Crown Street, Toxteth, which have led to serious consequences for patients.