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National Health SHAMBLES: Three damning reports describe mothers abandoned during labour
dailymail.co.uk ^ | december 12, 2013 | sophie borland

Posted on 12/13/2013 3:50:59 PM PST by lowbridge

A quarter of new mothers said they were abandoned by their NHS midwives during labour, with some left to give birth on the floor or in corridors

Three damning reports last night laid bare the crisis in NHS hospitals, maternity units and GP surgeries.

One investigation revealed that a quarter of new mothers were abandoned by their midwives during labour, with some left to give birth on the floor or in corridors.

The second found that mistakes deemed so serious they should never happen are being made in hospitals five times a week.

And the third survey said thousands of patients have all but given up trying to secure appointments with their family doctor.

The reports come only a day after the NHS watchdog detailed a catalogue of failings at GP surgeries, including consulting rooms infested with maggots and patients being given dangerous, out-of-date drugs.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: healthcare; nhs; obamacarefuture; uk
Full title: National Health SHAMBLES: Three damning reports describe mothers abandoned during labour, serious hospital blunders every day and how patients have lost faith in their GPs
1 posted on 12/13/2013 3:50:59 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

The future of healthcare in America, if Zero and the 0bamunists have their way.


2 posted on 12/13/2013 3:52:46 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: lowbridge

Coming to America in 3...2...1...


3 posted on 12/13/2013 3:52:51 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: lowbridge

But ... how’s their website???


4 posted on 12/13/2013 3:53:06 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: lowbridge

Do common women need midwives? Shouldn’t medical attention be reserved for better women and wives and girl friends of Democratic [sic] party members?


5 posted on 12/13/2013 3:57:33 PM PST by Standing Wolf (No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
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To: PubliusMM

They will have their way because no one among democrat lawmakers is willing to overturn DemoCare.

Wouldn’t it be ironic if these women voted for Obama?


6 posted on 12/13/2013 3:58:11 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: PubliusMM

They will have their way because no one among democrat lawmakers is willing to overturn DemoCare.

Wouldn’t it be ironic if these women voted for Obama?


7 posted on 12/13/2013 4:00:31 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: lowbridge
Those Brits... They just don't make midwives like they used to...


8 posted on 12/13/2013 4:00:59 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

OHHH love that show

It coming back on PBS in March


9 posted on 12/13/2013 4:11:49 PM PST by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: lowbridge

I was banned today from the Daileymail, I dared to call the British ‘pretentious’. If you post there, ask what happened to Kier.


10 posted on 12/13/2013 5:29:05 PM PST by heights
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To: lowbridge

Imagine if this type of patient treatment was given ay a US hospital ...the lawyers would have a field day suing everyone in sight. Apparently in the UK the government cannot be sued regardless of how much their employees were negligent.


11 posted on 12/13/2013 6:08:40 PM PST by The Great RJ ( eating)
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To: The Great RJ

Not true.


12 posted on 12/14/2013 1:19:10 PM PST by the scotsman (i)
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