The Care Quality Commission’s national review of maternity services in England is hard-hitting. It sets out the urgent need for action to prevent poor care and preventable harm becoming normalised.

September 13 marks World Sepsis Day, a global initiative to raise awareness of the dangers of sepsis.

How do you ensure staff’s concerns are voiced and heard in a complex system like the NHS? A recent decline in doctor’s confidence to raise concerns about patient safety has led to renewed calls for stronger regulation of managers – but a broader approach is likely to be vital to encouraging staff to speak up.

THIS Institute has partnered with NHS Resolution to support the evaluation of its two maternity safety programmes: the Early Notification Scheme (ENS) and Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS).