Health secretary unable to guarantee no further maternity care scandals following birth trauma report
Monday, 13 May 2024 The health secretary has been unable to guarantee that there will be no further scandals in maternity care after admitting the NHS is in a "period of transition".
The health secretary has responded to the findings in the birth trauma report, which found good care is “the exception rather than the rule”. Victoria Atkins said she "completely gets it", referencing her own experience giving birth in an NHS ward. "I've spoken about my own experiences about...
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Mental health minister Maria Caulfield said the government are making maternity care a priority after a parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma found "poor care is all frequently tolerated as normal,..
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