Report on Shrewsbury and Telford scandal includes series of ‘must do’ recommendations for all hospitals
An interim report into the biggest maternity scandal in the history of the NHS has called for urgent and sweeping changes in all English hospitals to prevent more avoidable baby deaths, stillbirths and neonatal brain damage.
It includes a series of “must do” recommendations for all hospital trusts to improve maternity safety “at pace”. These include formal risk assessment at every antenatal contact, twice-daily consultant-led maternity ward rounds, women and family advocates on the board of every NHS trust, and the appointment of dedicated lead midwives and obstetricians.
