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MEOWS: Recommended

… for them. I've been challenged more than once. It has even been suggested to me that the NHS isn't ready for them. Tosh. In December 2007 I learnt that an estimated 10% of NHS Trusts were using them, and that figure is increasing as MEOWS is adopted Trust by Trust, even if only for high risk mothers. What is a high risk mother? Jessica wasn't but she died. Every mother should be …

Rising GAS

Group A Streptococcal infections are on the increase , according the the Health Protection Agency. The concern so far has been largely in cases of Scarlet Fever, which last December reached a 10 year high, the HPA reported.

The news is that there is now an enhanced surveillance protocol of …

Thank you so much

… of famine and disease attached to this!) the exponential effect would be very powerful.

Some NHS Trusts are already starting to use Modified Early Obstetric Warning charts, but some use them only for 'at risk' mothers. I'd like to see them being used routinely for every new mum. They are a useful aid in quickly spotting a problem with a mother's health - for any reason - and can be an …

NHS Trust apology: maternal deaths

From the Nursing Times today:

In the Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust, 'earlier identification of deterioration, or better advance preparation to manage identified risk, may have averted the deaths'.

Link to article: NHS trust apologises over 'exceptionally high' maternal deaths

Help us by signing our petition

… to intervene is based on the early warnings. It is not yet standard practice to use them in all NHS hospitals and there are no standard guidelines for the recognition and treatment of sepsis.

This petition will remain open for 9 months.

However, please sign our petition now, with one name per line - signing as 'Mr & Mrs Smith' will only count as one signature! Every British …

Misconception that matters

… whether they are young, old, fat or thin. It  doesn't matter if the midwife is independent or NHS employed, it just matters that the symptoms are spotted in time to give you your antibiotics.

Friday's Child

… but in this case nothing was done until it was too late. Ben and his family successfully sued the NHS for negligence in 2007.

This is Ben's heartbreaking story of dealing with his grief while raising two small children as a single parent. As he tries to accept the idea of life without his beloved wife, he battles shock, grief, despair and guilt, before finally finding hope in the future, …

BBC NEWS | Health | Care not top priority - NHS staff

Link to article: BBC NEWS | Health | Care not top priority - NHS staff

'More consultants needed to improve NHS care' - Telegraph

Link to article: 'More consultants needed to improve NHS care' - Telegraph

Fresh inspiration

Nearly six years ago, Jessica and I bought our first house. It was a big project, and we knew it would be a long term one. We did a lot of refurbishment and decorating together for a couple of years, but it all came to a halt in 2004.

Since then I have done very little myself, rarely finding …