Telford

Maternity wards need £400million extra a year to improve safety after Telford mother and baby deaths

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Improving the safety of maternity units and implementing recommendations made as part of an inquiry into baby deaths will reportedly cost £400 million per year. The Ockenden Review into baby deaths at a scandal-hit NHS trust said maternity staff had caused distress to patients by using ‘inappropriate language’ and blaming grieving mothers for their loss. … Read more

Maternity wards need £400million extra a year to improve safety after Telford mother and baby deaths

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Improving the safety of maternity units and implementing recommendations made as part of an inquiry into baby deaths will reportedly cost £400 million per year. The Ockenden Review into baby deaths at a scandal-hit NHS trust said maternity staff had caused distress to patients by using ‘inappropriate language’ and blaming grieving mothers for their loss. … Read more

Covid test booking system ‘glitch’ sends hundreds of people from across the country to Telford

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Hundreds of cars from across the country descended on an English town in search of Covid-19 tests, ministers have been told. Roads were blocked and tests quickly ran out in Telford on Tuesday after a booking system error directed people from Cornwall, London and elsewhere to the site in Shropshire, Conservative MP Lucy Allan said. … Read more