'Immediate risks' identified in women and children's healthcare

That's the finding of the West Midlands Quality Review Service which vetted the area as part of a comprehensive look at the Island's Health Service: 

 

 

Among the concerns identified were a lack of training for midwives, no clear strategy, 'poor' infection control and problems with waiting times for young people with mental health problems.

 

Reviewers also found staff didn't have up-to-date, or appropriate, training in neonatal life support - something Minister Howard Quayle says has been addressed: