Maternity scandal trust offers tours of unit

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, where the Ockenden Report found there to be failures which contributed to the deaths of more than 200 babies, are offering tours of their maternity unit in a bid to show improvements have been made.

According to the review board, the trust has delivered three-quarters of 210 recommendations to improve care.

The trust has previously outlined significant progress made since the report’s findings, and reassured patients that their services were safe.

Annemarie Lawrence, director of midwifery at the trust, said staff were excited to be opening the doors to the “modern and welcoming service”.

She added “I encourage anyone who would like to know more about what it’s like to be pregnant and have a baby under the care of SaTH to come and meet our midwives, ask questions and experience first-hand the improvements we have been making.”

Visitors to the open day will be offered tours of the antenatal ward, delivery suite and midwife-led unit at the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, from 11am on 13^th May.

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