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HISTORICAL FACTS: Valerie amos - Caught on Camera

Baroness Amos refuses to rule out statutory inquiry into ‘shocking’ NHS maternity care

Campaigners calling for public inquiry to take place as new report uncovers unacceptable failures

The Independent UK

Unacceptable racism, unsafe wards and ‘too fat’ to have a baby: Shocking report lays bare failures in NHS maternity services

Women forced to deliver babies in corridors, Asian women stereotyped as ‘princesses’ and black women’s pain dismissed are among shocking findings of Amos inquiry

The Independent UK

Campaign urges NHS to improve diagnosis of potentially life-threatening childbirth condition

Exclusive: Five hospitals failed to spot Amisha Adhia had placenta accreta before one obstetrician intervened

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Grieving families who lost babies due to NHS failings hit out at maternity investigation

The government has been urged to abandon its ‘performative approach’ after victims said they were being forced to ‘compress’ their experiences

The Independent UK

Midwives call for limits on ‘dangerously long’ working hours putting mothers and babies at risk

14,000 sign petition calling for legal restrictions on midwives’ working hours

The Independent UK

Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England

Rate rises by 19% compared with 2020, prompting fresh concerns about NHS maternity care

The Guardian - UK

One in five women in England say their concerns were ignored during childbirth, survey finds

Women say fears were dismissed and help was unavailable at crucial moments during labour

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Voices: Every woman should feel safe in an NHS maternity ward

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The staggering shortcomings in care for mothers at hospitals and failure to implement recommendations to correct them have resulted in lives lost and ruined – the health secretary could define his legacy by finally putting this right

The Independent UK

Unacceptable care and women left to ‘bleed out’ in bathrooms – maternity review

Baroness Valerie Amos has so far spoken to more than 170 families for her review into maternity care.

Evening Standard

Victims of NHS maternity failings in England ‘received unacceptable care’

Lady Amos’s investigation finds women let down and slow progress on reforms, with ‘devastating consequences’

The Guardian - UK

Dirty wards, women bleeding in bathrooms and avoidable baby deaths: Maternity probe head blasts ‘unacceptable care’

Report shows NHS has recorded a ‘staggering’ 748 recommendations relating to maternity and neonatal care in the past decade

The Independent UK

Changes in NHS maternity care ‘too slow’, head of national review finds

The initial impressions from Baroness Valerie Amos come ahead of her full findings being published in 2026.

Evening Standard

NHS trusts to be examined in national investigation into ‘failures’

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The Independent UK

Mothers and babies at risk of harm in ‘toxic’ NHS cover-up culture, health leader to say

Head of GMC to say ‘something must have gone badly wrong’ when trainee doctors are fearful of speaking up

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The Independent UK

Revealed: The 14 NHS trusts facing national investigation into their maternity care

Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Oxford University Hospitals among the trusts to be scrutinised in Baroness Amos review

The Guardian - UK

President-elect of Oxford Union to face disciplinary proceedings for Charlie Kirk remarks

Union makes announcement alongside condemnation of racial abuse George Abaraonye suffered after ‘inappropriate remarks’ celebrating shooting

Evening Standard

Baroness Amos to lead NHS maternity and neonatal investigation

Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a national investigation in June.

The Guardian - UK

On World Hunger Day, make maternal nutrition a government priority

Letter: Former development ministers Valerie Amos, Lynne Featherstone and Liz Sugg call on leaders to commit to ensuring that women and children have access to good nutrition

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The Independent UK

Who could replace Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US?

Our next man – or woman – in Washington will need all the political and diplomatic nous they can muster. Who will Keir Starmer pick and can he win over the next US president?

The Independent UK

How diverse coronation reflected King’s bid to modernise monarchy

Black people, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and Jewish representatives all took part

The Guardian - UK

Government’s Rwanda asylum policy is ‘absolutely shameful’, says Lady Amos

Labour peer who is first black member of Order of the Garter says scheme threatens to undermine UK’s global standing

Evening Standard

Senior royals out in force for Order of the Garter service

Senior members of the Royal Family were out in force on Monday for the Order of the Garter service at St George’s Chapel.

The Independent UK

What is Garter Day and will the Queen and Prince Andrew attend today’s ceremony?

The Most Noble Order of the Garter ceremony dates back to 1348

Evening Standard

Buckingham Palace confirms Prince Andrew will not take part in Garter Day service

Andrew is said to have hoped to make a rare public appearance at the service in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle

The Independent UK

Duke of York banned from public parts of Garter Day after ‘family decision’

Andrew is said to have hoped to make a rare public appearance at the service in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

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