Our fourth featured chart takes a closer look at the insights on our data hub around PMRT data.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week emphasises the urgent need for system-level changes in England and Wales to save more babies’ lives and tackle inequalities in pregnancy and baby loss.
In April, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published a refreshed Women’s Health Strategy which contained commitments to listen to women*, tackle inequalities in health outcomes and improve performance in services that matter most to women, including enhancing miscarriage support. While individual commitments are welcome, the investigation and taskforce must consider how they are embedded in system-level changes.
Our third featured chart takes a closer look at the insights on our data hub around miscarriage estimates.
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.
We’re pleased to announce that Georgia Stevenson has been appointed as Head of the Sands & Tommy’s Joint Policy Unit.
Our second featured chart takes a closer look at the insights on our data hub around preterm births.
The first featured chart in this series looks at what is happening with midwife numbers in England.
