The Care Quality Commission is threatening the East Kent Hospitals trust with enforcement action.
By Michael BuchananHospital inspectors have raised safety concerns over maternity care at an NHS trust where dozens of babies died unnecessarily.
An independent review in October found that at least 45 babies might have survived with better care at the trust.Inspectors carried out an unannounced inspection of the trust's maternity services over two days last week. In a statement to the BBC, Deanna Westwood, a director of operations with the CQC, said they would "review the trust's response to determine whether the use of our enforcement powers is required."
While the inspectors have not said what patient safety concerns they found during last week's visit, aAn internal report now obtained by BBC News shows some of the challenges the trust faces. Written in August, it found seven areas that required "immediate remedial action", including:
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