Leeds maternity units downgraded to 'inadequate'

The anger of the Leeds maternity families

It was November 2020 when Fiona Winser-Ramm first raised safety concerns about maternity services in Leeds to the healthcare watchdog. Her daughter, Aliona Grace, had died at Leeds General Infirmary in January that year, 27 minutes after she was born. An inquest into the death in 2023 found a “number of gross failures of the most basic nature that directly contributed to Aliona’s death”. The family experienced “neglect by the midwives”, and a “g…

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Two Leeds maternity units rated ‘inadequate’ amid safety concerns

Read about why maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been downgraded from good to inadequate.

Leeds maternity services downgraded to inadequate - Ashtons Legal

According to a BBC report, maternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) due to significant risks to women and babies. The CQC was prompted to make an unannounced inspection of the Trust following concerns raised by parents. The CQC found breaches in risk management, safe environment, learning from incidents, infection control, medicines management, and staffing du…