Find out what people think of your local NHS trust's maternity services

We asked over 25,500 women and people who used NHS maternity services in 2023 about their experience of care.

Nationally, we found that some aspects of care have improved in the past year, but many maternity care experiences are less positive than they were 5 years ago.

Experiences covering all areas of antenatal care had improved from the 2022 survey. Mental health support also showed improvement during antenatal and postnatal care.

But we saw worsening results around availability of staff. People who had poor continuity of care also reported worse experiences during antenatal care, labour and birth and postnatal care.

Join us! Work for CQC

CQC staff have a wide range of skills and work across many disciplines.

Find out about roles within CQC, Healthwatch England and the Office of the National Guardian.

Current vacancies include:

Benefits include generous leave entitlement, NHS or Nest pension schemes and a wide range of employee discounts.

Most roles offer flexible locations with the choice to be home-based. See the individual job listings for more information.

New project to help integrated care systems (ICSs) reduce health inequalities

We are starting work with National Voices and the Point of Care Foundation to develop a tool for integrated care systems (ICSs).

This project will

The work is being funded with a 635,394 grant from the Regulators Pioneer Fund. The fund is currently being delivered by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

NHS England want to hear your views on the Never Events Framework

NHS England have launched a consultation asking your views on whether the existing Never Events Framework remains an effective way to support patient safety improvement.

Never Events are incidents with the potential to cause serious patient harm or death that are wholly preventable if national guidance or safety recommendations are followed.

The consultation is being held following the findings of reports from CQC and HSIB that found that the barriers are not strong enough to make an incident wholly preventable for some kinds of Never Event.

The consultation asks for views on whether the Never Events framework is still considered an effective mechanism to drive patient safety improvement; and for a preferred option for its future to be selected.

The consultation is open until 5 May 2024.

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