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Probe into maternity services at two West Midlands hospital trusts
Birmingham Mail
|September 16, 2025
TWO Midland hospital trusts are among 14 which will be examined in a national investigation into “failures” in NHS maternity and neonatal services.
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Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, along with a dozen others across the country, will be under scrutiny.
Baroness Amos has been tasked to lead the investigation - with bereaved families at the heart of the work - which is aimed at driving improvements following systemic problems in England's maternity and neonatal care dating back more than 15 years.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said bereaved families had shown “extraordinary courage" in coming forward, adding: “What they have experienced is devastating and their strength will help protect other families from enduring what they have been through.
This story is from the September 16, 2025 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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