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Today, the largest review of its kind in NHS history has found major failings in maternity care at a hospital trust in Nottingham. The report
Today, the largest review of its kind in NHS history has found major failings in maternity care at a hospital trust in Nottingham. The report found that hundreds of babies and mothers died or were harmed due to the “deep-rooted, systemic failures”. Leaders at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have apologised, and the Health Secretary says the government will respond by taking “immediate steps”.
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