Radical action needed to tackle racial health inequality in NHS Radical action is needed urgently to tackle “overwhelming” minority ethnic health inequalities in the NHS, leading experts have said, after a damning study found the “vast” and “widespread” inequity in every aspect of healthcare it reviewed was harming the health if millions of patients.
Publication of the second report of the Independent Maternity Review The Review Team has been liaising with NHS England and Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care and can now confirm that the second report of the Independent Maternity Review of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust will be published no later than … Continued
Bereavement Training International awarded endorsement by the Neonatal Nurses Association The Review Team and I are pleased that the good work of Bereavement Training International (BTI) has been endorsed by the Neonatal Nurses Association (NNA) – an organisation dedicated to improving outcomes and recognising the contributions made to the lives of mothers and babies by … Continued
We welcome the Government’s announcement to invest a further £3 million for the second phase of a programme to improve maternity care and reduce brain injuries at birth, bringing total investment to over £5 million. On Friday 5 November, the Minister for Patient Safety Maria Caulfield announced the additional funding. These funds will enable the … Continued
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September update for families from Donna Ockenden, the Chair of the Independent Maternity Review at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
The Independent’s special webinar The NHS Maternity Scandal: Inside a crisis The safety of maternity services has not been far from the news of late, with a growing number of examples of poor care, with recent examples including East Kent Hospitals University Trust and Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. On Wednesday 11 August, Donna Ockenden, Chair … Continued
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Donna Ockenden to join a virtual Panel discussion hosted by The Independent newspaper to discuss maternity services across the NHS. Read more
July update for families from Donna Ockenden, the Chair of the Independent Maternity Review at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
