Health7/21/2025The Guardian

‘Difficult’ state of NHS maternity care is due to Tory inaction, inquiry head says

‘Difficult’ state of NHS maternity care is due to Tory inaction, inquiry head says

The head of a major inquiry into NHS maternity care, Donna Ockenden, has stated that the "difficult" state of maternity services in England is due to the previous government's lack of progress in addressing the issue. Ockenden, who is leading the largest investigation in NHS history into maternity failures in Nottingham, said the Conservatives had been provided with a "blueprint" for improving maternity services, but it was not implemented. As a result, there has been a rise in reports of birth trauma across the country. The article suggests that the government's inaction has contributed to the current challenges facing the NHS maternity care system.

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