Lawyers from Yorkshire-based Switalskis' clinical negligence department stood shoulder to shoulder in support of the region’s midwives at the ‘March with Midwives’ demonstration in Leeds.

Barts Health NHS Trust have been recently criticised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for maternity services provided at several hospitals.

Data published by NHS England shows that at the end of August 2022 a record breaking 7 million people are waiting for hospital treatment in England.

The East Kent Hospitals Trust has been heavily criticised in recent weeks following the publication of Dr Kirkup’s report, which identified many significant failings in the maternity services

Internal investigation and reporting of traumatic outcomes, has served to improve standards of care on many units, but this has unfortunately not been the case for all Trusts.

Nottingham University Hospital (NUH) has been further criticised this week for a backlog of incomplete Serious Incident Reports.

Paediatric ENT surgeon may not have had the necessary experience to operate on children.

Anthony May, chief executive officer of Nottingham University Hospital, has given a public apology to the families that have suffered at the hands of the maternity services at the Trust.