Two midwives struck off after pregnant woman's delayed assessment

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 23:20 · Archive

Two midwives have been struck off after a bleeding pregnant woman waited nearly 40 minutes for assessment at King's Mill Hospital, contributing to her baby's death.

Two midwives have been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after a bleeding pregnant woman was left waiting nearly 40 minutes for assessment at King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield on 13 September 2023. The woman, who has remained anonymous, was 41 weeks pregnant and arrived in a wheelchair plainly in pain with vaginal bleeding in the early hours of the morning.

She had attended the hospital earlier that day suspecting she was in labour but had been sent home. She called again shortly after midnight with concerns about bleeding and was told to return. The telephone triage midwife did not update the system but verbally informed midwives Glenys Wood and Kathryn Duignan that the patient was bleeding and would be arriving. There were no other patients in triage and none were expected.

Despite this, the woman remained unassessed for 37 minutes. Miss Duignan, who was in charge of the triage team that night, was in the vicinity of the front desk when the patient arrived. The NMC panel found that the maternity department was understaffed generally, with Miss Duignan the only Band 7 maternity ward co-ordinator on duty when there should have been two. The hospital also failed to respond to requests for help from the patient's family.

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• Midwives struck off after delaying assessment of pregnant woman leading to infant deathTwo midwives have been struck off after they delayed the assessment of a pregnant woman, leading to the death of her infant. The pregnant woman, suffering from vaginal bleeding at the time, was made to wait almost 40 minutes to be assessed when she arrived at King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield. The hospital also failed to respond to requests for help from the patient's family, a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel found. The woman, who has remained anonymous, was 41 weeks pregnant when she arrived at the maternity unit with vaginal bleeding in the early hours of September 13…GB News · 15 Oct, 23:11
• Midwives struck off after bleeding pregnant woman left waiting nearly 40 minutes and lost her babyAn inquest in July 2024 found that midwives’ neglect had contributed to his deathThe Independent · 14 Oct, 17:11

In this story: King's Mill Hospital · Sutton-in-Ashfield · Glenys Wood · Kathryn Duignan · Nursing and Midwifery Council

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