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Epidural competencies

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Midwives at Southend University Hospital NHS Trust are having their competencies evaluated, in order to ensure good practice when caring for women with epidural infusions. This follows a national patient safety alert.

Do you have competencies where you work and, if so, what do you have to do to be deemed competent?

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Epidural competencies (7 Replies) Posted: 29/05/2009 09:59:42 By Rhea Johnson	Re: Epidural competencies 27/10/2011 09:36:01 By Rhea Johnson

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