"Fourteen NHS trusts will be the focus of a national maternity investigation amid a 'toxic cover-up culture' that is putting mothers and babies at risk. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced a rapid examination of services following a string of major maternity scandals. It includes East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, where a recent review found the deaths of 45 babies could have been avoided with proper treatment."
"The investigation will also cover Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, where an investigation revealed more than 200 mothers and their babies might have survived with better care. Health Secretary Wes Streeting today launched the investigation into what he believes is 'systemic' failure in NHS care. He has said families who have lost babies at the hands of the NHS have often been 'gaslit' in their search for the truth."
"I know that NHS maternity and neonatal workers want the best for these mothers and babies, and that the vast majority of births are safe and without incident, but I cannot turn a blind eye to failures in the system, Every single preventable tragedy is one too many. Harmed and bereaved families will be right at the heart of this investigation to ensure no-one has to suffer like this again."
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a rapid national examination of maternity services across 14 NHS trusts after multiple major maternity scandals. The review includes East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, where a review identified 45 avoidable baby deaths, and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, where over 200 mothers and babies might have survived with better care. Health leaders describe systemic failures and report families have been gaslit in their search for truth. Families harmed by preventable tragedies will be central to the inquiry. The General Medical Council warns a toxic cover-up culture and fear among trainees risks normalising harm in maternity units.
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