Snapshot of government-run health care:
Nearly half of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) maternity units had to turn away women in labor last year because they were full, figures showed on Thursday.
Furthermore, a shortage of facilities or staff led to almost one in 10 of these units closing more than 10 times.
One closed 28 times, while another was forced to shut its doors 39 times.
The figures, collected by the opposition Conservative Party under the Freedom of Information Act, showed large maternity units were more likely to be forced to close than smaller ones.