Very good article on the Government’s website today from the Department of Health and Social Care, about reducing brain injuries in babies, announced by maternity safety minister Nadine Dorries.
In collaboration with the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute at the University of Cambridge, £2 million will be used by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) to test the best ways to spot early warning signs of babies in distress
£449,000 will go towards developing a new workforce planning tool for maternity medics to make sure patients get the medical support they need
Today (4 July), maternity safety minister Nadine Dorries is announcing £2.45 million funding which will benefit NHS maternity staff and improve the safety of the women and babies they care for.