In a press statement on Wednesday night, MOH said that it has completed its review of NUH’s investigation into the case where a“MOH is satisfied that NUH has identified the gaps in processes and communication that had contributed to the incident and implemented the recommended corrective actions. MOH has also shared the findings and lessons learnt with all public hospitals,” said the ministry.
Commenting on the incident, MOH said that the hospital had instituted a “rapid access protocol” for pregnant patients with signs of labour, after triage at the emergency department, to be “transferred directly to the delivery suite to be assessed by the obstetrics and gynaecology doctor, rather than being seen by the emergency department doctor first before deciding for transfer”.
Patients who are awaiting transfer to the delivery suite will be triaged by the emergency nurse and reviewed by the emergency department doctor who will communicate with the obstetrics and gynaecology doctor as clinically indicated Following review by the obstetrics and gynaecology doctor, foetal heart monitoring will be done at the emergency department while waiting for a bed in the delivery suite
“The couple has since accepted NUH’s clarifications and acknowledged that the miscarriage may not have occurred at the hospital. NUH has also assured them that the hospital is improving its processes to prevent future occurrence of similar incidents,” said MOH.
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