Nuffield Dept. of Women's & Reproductive Health

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Department within the University of Oxford leading research, education, and clinical studies in women’s and reproductive health. Our vision is a world where high-quality, evidence-based care is accessible to all. #womenshealth #reproductivehealth

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Freshers arriving at Keble College, 1933. 🧳📚

Some things have changed rather a lot since then. Others, not so much.

The suitcases. The stacks of books. The challenge of carrying everything in one trip.

Welcome to Oxford 💙

#ThrowbackThursday

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"21% of reviews were identified as having care issues which may or were likely to have made a difference to the outcome for the baby. This can be regarded as a minimum estimate of the proportion of potentially avoidable deaths."- Prof Jenny Kurinczuk, National Programme Lead PMRT

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"On 1st June 2026, a set of six Best Practice Standards for the conduct of PMRT reviews was issued. It was recommended that trusts/health boards adopt these standards. Metrics will be published alongside next years annual report."– Prof Kurinczuk, National Programme Lead PMRT

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"Overall, 96% of parents were invited to provide questions and comments ahead of their review, although it is not clear from the PMRT data whether they really understood what this meant." – Prof Kurinczuk, Emeritus Professor of Perinatal Epidemiology, National Programme Lead PMRT

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"93% of reviews identified at least one issue with care and 36% of reviews identified at least one issue with care which may have been relevant to the outcome. These issues need to be a priority for action." – Prof Kurinczuk, National Programme Lead PMRT
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"The same issues with care were identified as in previous reports, suggesting that these recurrent themes need to be prioritised for quality improvement activities." – Prof Jenny Kurinczuk, Emeritus Professor of Perinatal Epidemiology, National Programme Lead PMRT
#PMRTReport

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"The report recommends that review panels must be adequately resourced and should include a member who is external to the hospital. Externals are present to provide a fresh pair of eyes on the care and should be senior clinicians." - Prof Kurinczuk, National Programme Lead PMRT

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"The report highlights that the panels who undertake PMRT reviews need to be multi-disciplinary. The constitution of panels has improved over time but further improvements are needed." - Prof Kurinczuk, Emeritus Professor of Perinatal Epidemiology, National Programme Lead PMRT

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