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Wes Streeting announces investigation into ‘failing’ NHS maternity services

The Guardian June 23, 2025

<p>Health secretary launches national inquiry into care of mothers and babies in England, saying there is ‘too much passing the buck’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jun/23/david-lammy-us-strikes-iran-labour-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-updates-news">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has launched a national investigation into NHS maternity services in England, saying that “maternity units are failing, hospitals are failing, trusts are failing, regulators are failing” and there was “too much passing the buck”.</p><p>Speaking at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ (RCOG) annual conference on Monday, Streeting said the inquiry would urgently look at the 10 worst-performing services in the country, as well as the entire maternity system.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/23/wes-streeting-announces-investigation-into-nhs-maternity-services">Continue reading...</a>

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