• Sands & Tommy’s Joint Policy Unit

    Together, the charities Sands & Tommy’s have formed a Joint Policy Unit. We are focussed on achieving policy change that will save more babies’ lives during pregnancy and the neonatal period and on tackling inequalities in loss, so that everyone can benefit from the best possible outcomes.

Our Mission

Our mission is to secure policy change that will reduce rates of miscarriage, stillbirth, pre-term birth and neonatal death, and to work to eliminate inequalities in these outcomes.

Latest Developments

Joint Policy Unit responds to Baroness Amos’s interim report into maternity and neonatal services

The interim report, published by the Independent Investigation into Maternity and Neonatal Services in England, highlights systemic issues facing services. While this systemic focus is welcome, the final report must be solution-focused, including defining what ‘safe care’ looks like and how this can be delivered.
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Sands and Tommy’s appoint Georgia Stevenson as Head of our Joint Policy Unit.

We're pleased to announce that Georgia Stevenson has been appointed as Head of the Sands & Tommy's Joint Policy Unit.
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Featured Chart: Can we reduce rates of preterm birth?

Our second featured chart takes a closer look at the insights on our data hub around preterm births.
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