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BBC News
29-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Bereaved parents ‘horrified' by Leeds maternity services report
There are "significant'' concerns about the safety and quality of maternity services at an NHS trust, a new report has with staffing, a "challenging'' culture and a lack of learning from previous incidents were identified at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS England published its findings following a visit to the trust in March this year. It made 101 recommendations to improve the quality of care and ensure the "wellbeing'' of mothers and response, LTH said making urgent improvements was a "priority''. Over the past six months, the BBC has spoken to 67 families who said they experienced inadequate care at the trust, including parents who said their babies suffered avoidable injury or death. We also talked to five whistleblowers who have raised safety months after our initial report, NHS England placed the trust under its national Maternity Safety Support Programme (MSSP). Its teams work to improve services where serious concerns have been of concerns the MSSP report highlighted included:Staff describe safety concerns being de-escalated without resolution, and learning from incidents was not robust which meant there was a continuation on previously identified of cardiotocography (CTG) machines to enable women to be effectively and safely with escalation process especially out of hours with no clinical or midwifery management on in responding to families who have experienced harm and poor communication and staffing issues with maternity leadership needing improvement. Leeds maternity units downgraded to 'inadequate''17 hours birthing my dead baby': More families call for maternity inquiryDeaths of 56 babies at Leeds hospitals may have been preventable, BBC told An NHS whistleblower told the BBC there were "still huge concerns about the lack of progress" on some of the recommendations in the MSSP report, as some of the points had already been identified in January during a Rapid Quality Review Meeting, which the NHS holds to profile risk and make action whistleblower said "many areas of concern had not been rectified" since January and that the trust would also have seen the MSSP report before it was published, as early as May.A group of Leeds bereaved families said the MSSP report, which also highlights good practices, is "truly shocking and horrifying reading"."As bereaved and harmed families this most recent report, yet again, totally vindicates what we have been saying for years. The culture of denial, the failure to listen and the absence of real accountability are systemic and persistent," a spokesperson said. The MSSP report comes a month after LTH's maternity services at two hospitals were downgraded from "good" to "inadequate" by the Care Quality Winser-Ramm, whose daughter Aliona died in 2020 after what an inquest found to be a number of "gross failures", is among dozens of families calling for an independent inquiry into the maternity services to ensure accountability for the deaths or injuries of their trust's CEO Phil Wood announced this month, just days before the report was published, that he would retire at the end of the has led the trust since February 2023, but has been at LTH for more than a decade, including as chief medical officer from May 2020 until his appointment as families said the timing of Mr Wood's departure was "concerning" given the ongoing issues with maternity services and worried there was a lack of accountability given that he was at the trust when dozens of mothers and babies faced potentially avoidable harm. Rabina Tindale, chief nurse at LTH, said: "This report has highlighted significant areas where we need to improve our maternity services, and my priority is to make sure we urgently take action to deliver the recommendations."I would like to apologise to all the families who have received maternity care with us which has fallen short of the high standard we aim to provide."The trust was committed to delivering the "highest standard of care" to everyone, she added, and was taking steps to deliver "safe", "high-quality" and "compassionate" Wood said: "My intention was to retire in the next 12 to 18 months, but with the changes taking place within the NHS nationally, this feels like the right time for me to hand over to a new leader."I am committed to making sure our robust maternity improvement plans, already developed with the CQC and NHS England, are fully embedded, and that we engage constructively with the Rapid National Investigation into Maternity and Neonatal services as it develops." Do you have more information about this story?You can reach Divya directly and securely through encrypted messaging app Signal on: +44 7961 390 325, by email at or her Instagram account. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Time Out Dubai
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out Dubai
Dove and PAUS; team up to launch an aesthetic two-day wellness pop-up
Just like that, another lovely pop-up has landed in Dubai. This time from Dove Arabia, in collaboration with the much-loved PAUS café in Umm Suqeim. Set aside time this weekend for two days of reconnecting with your loved ones and recharging before the new week begins. The free-to-attend pop-up, which runs all day, celebrates the launch of the brand's all-new and powerful Dove Bond Repair Range. A lot is going on, but you have to first check out the specially designed padel court where you and your bestie can rally it out and put your bond to the test. Visitors can enjoy exclusive drinks crafted just for the occasion by the PAUS; team. And the bonus? Order one of those collab sips and you'll receive a complimentary Dove Hair Mask tailored to your hair type. The Dove Bond Repair Range includes the Bond Repair Shampoo, Conditioner, Treatment Mask and Bi-Phase Oil Serum – all powered by a Peptide Complex and Dove's patented Bio-Protein Care™ Technology. It works deep inside the hair fibre to repair broken bonds from within, so your hair feels stronger and more resilient from root to tip. Themed around the question, 'How Strong is Your Bond?', the event encourages visitors to connect with partners, friends, or family on and off the court. The idea is that meaningful connections and inner wellness go hand in hand with hair that feels strong, healthy and ready to take on the world. On the guest list? Beauty influencer Aliona, who'll be dropping by to take part in the action and enjoy a friendly padel match with her husband, because strong bonds deserve a proper celebration. If you've been looking for a girls' weekend activity, this pop-up is one to drop into your group chat ASAP. With padel, a peaceful location and solid hair care, it's *the* dream summer checklist activity. See you there? Free. Open all day, Sat Jul 5-Sun Jul 6. Umm Suqeim. Follow @Dove on Instagram
