NHS maternity crisis: inquiry finds 500+ cases of avoidable harm at Nottingham trust
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Independent
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The article reports on England's maternity services crisis, focusing on the latest inquiry findings that revealed over 500 cases of potentially avoidable harm at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, including stillbirths, neonatal deaths, and life-altering injuries. Readers argue that decades of underfunding, mismanagement, and a culture that fails to listen to women have created the conditions for these tragedies. The piece highlights systemic failures in NHS maternity care and calls for proper investment and a well-staffed, respected workforce to address the crisis.
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decades of underfunding, mismanagement and a culture that fails to listen to women have created the conditions for today's tragedies
the issues raised by inquiries into maternity care are longstanding and well known
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