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'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'
Neil and Katie Russell are working with the hospital where their daughter died on the scheme.
October 8, 2026Amos: There needs to be a 'set of standards' for care
Review chair Baroness Valerie Amos recommends changes to overhaul the NHS maternity care system.
June 30, 2026Woman's Hour
We discuss the key findings of Baroness Amos' National Maternity Investigation.
June 30, 2026Report chair recommends maternity and neonatal commissioner
Baroness Amos is leading the government-commissioned review into maternity and neonatal care in the UK.
June 30, 2026'We can't continue like this': Inquiry demands NHS maternity overhaul
An independent inquiry into England's maternity services has found "unacceptable racism and discrimination" is affecting patient safety.
June 29, 2026A letter sent by worried staff shows why maternity care is still failing too many families
Families will continue to be failed unless the NHS makes meaningful changes, BBC's Michael Buchanan writes.
June 24, 2026Streeting says he takes Leeds maternity care inquiry concerns 'extremely seriously'
The health secretary will meet bereaved families on Monday, as delay into maternity care probe drags on.
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'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'
'I was blamed for my baby's death. Now NHS needs to change' When Poppy Russell died shortly after birth, her parents were left bereft. What followed made matters harder to bear - her mother was blam
National Maternity Investigation, Budget-friendly school holidays, Wigs
Radio 4,·30 Jun 2026,·57 mins Available for over a year As Baroness Amos releases her long-awaited National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation into maternity service failings in England, we discus
Amos: There needs to be a 'set of standards' for care
Report chair recommends maternity and neonatal commissioner
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'We can't continue like this': Inquiry demands NHS maternity overhaul
A national inquiry has strongly criticised the NHS maternity system in England, saying it is "not set up to deliver consistently safe, high-quality and compassionate care". Baroness Valerie Amos, who
Many fear the NHS will continue to fail mothers and babies unless there's a cultural shift
A review of maternity services in Nottingham found hundreds of mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to "systemic failures" In November 2018, health bosses in Nottingham
Streeting says he takes Leeds maternity care inquiry concerns 'extremely seriously'
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he takes the concerns of bereaved families "extremely seriously" after acknowledging trust had been "damaged" around a promised Leeds maternity care inquiry. He an