https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-64874345
8th March 2023
Mother died after
treatment delays at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
[…] Her husband Modar
Mohammednour, 44, did not go to hospital with her as he was at home looking
after their other daughter.
He explained previously that the family did not understand Ms Abdelkarim
was being induced but merely thought it was a check-up.
Witness statements submitted to the court said there were language
barriers with Ms Abdelkarim, who left Sudan with her husband and made her home
in Gloucestershire.
Staff said her English was
"poor" but some felt they could "communicate effectively using
simple words and hand gesticulations".
A Healthcare Safety Investigation
Branch (HSIB) report into the death said: "There was no effective
communication with Rana and the events that occurred traumatised staff." […]
"The findings of these investigations have been shared with Rana's family
and HM Coroner and we have implemented all 10 recommendations made in the HSIB
report," he said.
Dr Christine Edwards, consultant
obstetrician and gynaecologist, gave evidence about what steps the hospital had
taken.
They included the trust updating their
interpreter policy and installing a hands-free phone in each antenatal unit, so
patients, doctors and a interpreter can be on the same call. […]
