What The UK's Biggest Maternity Review Tells Us About Maternity Care
6/24/202646 min
Today, the largest review of it's kind in NHS history has found major failings in maternity care at a hospital trust in Nottingham. The report found that hundreds of babies and mothers died or were harmed due to the “deep-rooted, systemic failures”.
Leaders at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have apologised, and the Health Secretary says the government will respond by taking “immediate steps”.
Adam is joined by Social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan.
Plus, Helen MacNamara, former top civil servant, discusses how Team Burnham seems to be preparing for his increasingly likely premiership.
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First 90 secondsAdam Fleming· Host0:00
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Tristan Redmond0:03
[upbeat music] As yet another British Prime Minister steps down, is the country still feeling the effects of Brexit 10 years on? I'm Tristan Redmond, one of the hosts of The Global Story podcast from the BBC. Keir Starmer has become the sixth leader to resign since the Brexit referendum. Ever since that vote in 2016, the country's been racked with political instability. When will it end? For more, listen to The Global Story on bbc.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
Adam Fleming· Host0:34
[gentle music] Hello. The curse has held true. I disappear for a day or two and some massive news happens. [laughs] But I'm glad to be back, and I'm making up for it, because later on in this episode of Newscast, we're gonna chat to Helen McNamara, who's the former deputy cabinet secretary, so we'll have a really good idea about how Andy Burnham and the civil service might be preparing for his impending arrival in Number 10 Downing Street as our new prime minister. So that is one of the really interesting conversations we're gonna be having on this episode of Newscast. [upbeat music] Newscast.
Helen McNamara· Guest1:08
Newscast from the BBC.
Chris Mason· Host1:10
I will resign as leader of the Labour Party.
Donna Ockenden· Soundbite1:12
And what will you do?
Adam Fleming· Host1:13
Stare at a wall.
Tristan Redmond1:15
Humanity's next great voyage begins.
Adam Fleming· Host1:17
You know I like my buses. I'll come onto them. It's supposed to be me as a doctor.
Speaker 61:21
Ooh la la.
Helen McNamara· Guest1:21
Thinking about it like a panto helped.
Adam Fleming· Host1:24
Do we play music now, or what do we do? Hello. It's Adam in the Newscast studio,