
Fourteen NHS trusts' maternity care to be investigated over 'failures'
created: Sept. 15, 2025, 8:15 a.m. | updated: Sept. 15, 2025, 6:23 p.m.
Fourteen NHS trusts' maternity care to be investigated over 'failures'Some of the families have severely criticised the review and Streeting's handling of it, describing the investigation as "not fit for purpose".
The inquiries are part of a rapid review of maternity care in England that was announced in June.
Fourteen NHS trusts are to have their maternity services examined over what has been described as "failures in the system", the government has said.
Streeting opted for the rapid review instead of a national inquiry into maternity care, which many families have been calling for.
The strongest criticism of the review, however, comes from the Maternity Safety Alliance (MSA) - a group of families harmed by poor maternity care in several NHS trusts across England.
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