Tuesday 28 August 2018

NHS maternity units were forced to close 287 times last year

NHS maternity units were forced to close 287 times last year Labour says turning away expectant mothers is ‘disgrace’ and blames Tories for midwife shortage

Almost half of maternity units at hospitals in England were closed to expectant mothers at least once during 2017, research by Labour has found, with the party blaming staff shortages and other resourcing problems.

Freedom of information (FoI) requests by Labour identified almost 300 occasions when maternity units were closed and expectant mothers Continue reading... The Guardian

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