Funding for NHS Trust to improve maternity care

This funding is part of the government’s campaign to halve the number of stillbirths, neonatal deaths, maternal deaths and brain injuries occurring during or soon after birth, by 2030.

The trust has been given a total of £33,000 to spend on the projects to prevent avoidable harm in maternity care.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “This is an important step towards creating a safer NHS seven days a week.

“By ensuring midwives and doctors have the right equipment we can further improve the safety and care of thousands of women and their babies during this life-changing moment.

“The government is investing in a new system that can be used consistently across to NHS so staff can review and learn from every stillbirth and neonatal death.

“More than £1 million has also been invested in training programmes that will give NHS staff the skills and confidence to provide world-leading safe care.

“Improving maternity services is part of the government’s wider commitment to make sure all patients receive safe, high quality healthcare 24 hours a day, seven days a week, backed by a £10 billion investment in the NHS.”

Applications for funding were considered by the Department of Health and representatives from the Royal College of Midwives and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.