• 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

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Closing the Gap: Assessing Variation in Optimal Perinatal Care and the Impact on Preterm Babies

This briefing will examine the evidence behind each optimal perinatal care measure defined by the National Neonatal Audit Programme, analysing levels of adherence to understand why variation exists, and to what extent variation has an impact on overall outcomes.
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Joint Policy Unit response to Baroness Amos’ Investigation into Maternity and Neonatal Services in England

Since the publication of the final report of the Maternity and Neonatal Investigation on 30 June, questions have been raised about the review process, which should be answered.
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Featured chart: Why do we need targets to reduce stillbirth rates across the UK?

Our latest featured chart takes a closer look at the insights on our data hub around stillbirth rates across the UK.
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