‘Alarming declines’ in patient safety as maternity care deteriorates – report Experts have analysed publicly available data for the latest National State of Patient Safety report. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
‘My child was drowning’: life and death on an English maternity ward Norah Bassett was hours old when she died in 2019, after multiple failings in her care. What can be learned from her heartbreaking loss? The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday briefing: How the NHS ‘culture of concealment and denial’ hurts patients In today’s newsletter: Amid many other crises, the standard of NHS care for patients’ families is declining – this is what it feels like The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2024
Babies are dying – and trotting out the same old excuses just won’t wash The shocking state of maternity care in the UK is an indictment of the system and goes deeper than shortages of funds and staff The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023
Bereaved families call for national inquiry into England’s maternity services Parents are asking the Health Secretary for a judge-led independent review into nationwide maternity services. The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023
Lucy Letby case ‘only too familiar’, says father bereaved in Morecambe Bay maternity scandal James Titcombe, whose son Joshua died 15 years ago, warns that there are patterns that must not be repeated The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023
North East NHS trust removes 'normal births' midwife job advert after campaigners raise concerns Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has removed an advert criticised for promoting the idea of "normal birth" - which has been discredited by a key recent report Chronicle Live · Apr 9, 2022
NHS trusts under fire for adverts for midwives committed to ‘normal birth’ The job adverts drew condemnation on Twitter after being posted by patient safety campaigner James Titcombe. The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
‘Sense of deja vu’: other maternity victims say Shrewsbury not a one-off Families who lost babies in Nottingham, Morecambe and Kent say people are finally listening The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022