Inspectors raised "serious concerns" with both NHS bosses and the Scottish Government after carrying out an unannounced inspection of one of the country's largest maternity units.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) said maternity services staff at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh spoke about their "overwhelming feeling of helplessness, frustration and worry for not only patient, but staff safety".

Staff reported a "suboptimal skill mix" as well as low staffing levels, telling inspectors this led to "challenges in providing and maintaining one-to-one care for women within the labour ward".

Meanwhile, a review of incident reports showed "evidence of medication errors occurring involving student midwives", the report also revealed. Donna Maclean, chief inspector at HIS said: "Duri

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