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Sheffield ultrasound clinic not giving expectant mothers safe care - CQC
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The Care Quality Commission inspected the Babe Ultrasound Clinic in Sheffield in June
An ultrasound clinic has been told to brand improvements after declining to ensure expectant mothers receive "safe and constructive care".
Several areas of concern were raised at the privately-run Infant Ultrasound Clinic, in Sheffield, later a Care Quality Committee (CQC) inspection.
Inspectors raised concerns about staff documentation and the lack of a "robust procedure" for monitoring scan accuracy.
The company which runs the clinic has been contacted for a response.
Post-obit the visit in June, the service was issued with a warning notice due to concerns found around governance.
Co-ordinate to a study, the clinic "did not ensure that staff had all the appropriate documentation for their part".
Sharing a further expanse of concern, information technology said "the service had not conducted any clinical audits to ensure the information women received was authentic and recording was right".
Inspectors also noted the sonographers had "no thorough guidance to follow if unexpected results or abnormalities were identified" during a scan.
They referred to a complaint from a adult female who claimed she had not been told nearly an abnormality seen on her scan and her care record showed no referral had been made.
The report added: "Staff told us this was because the abnormality was common and oft harmless to women, and that they would only usually brand referrals for abnormalities for the foetus."
The agency also found there was no "robust system" in place to respond in the event of a deterioration in a woman's wellness during their appointment.
Sarah Dronsfield, CQC caput of hospital inspection, said: "Staff told us they would band emergency services, withal, there was no process to identify when staff should escalate any concerns."
She added: "We found several areas that needed improving to ensure expectant mothers receive safety and effective care when visiting the service for a scan."
Other concerns raised included specialist equipment non being frequently cleaned to prevent and control the spread of infections.
The report praised the clinic, which had not been inspected by the CQC earlier, for its systems protecting people from corruption, having approachable leaders and for having an "open culture" where staff could raise concerns without fear.
It highlighted that staff felt respected and supported and "were focused on providing women with a positive feel of infant scanning".
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