The government has said it will appoint a national maternity commissioner to hold poorly performing hospitals to account, after a report concluded that England's maternity care is no longer fit for purpose.
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The government has said it will appoint a national maternity commissioner to hold poorly performing hospitals to account, after a report concluded that England’s maternity care is no longer fit for purpose.
The report, led by Baroness Valerie Amos, investigated 12 NHS trusts and found urgent change was needed to the way women and families are treated.
She stopped short of calling for a statutory public inquiry however, leaving many families disappointed.
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