25 new midwives recruited by Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust

Twenty five newly qualified midwives have been recruited by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

 

Staff shortages were one of several issues highlighted as part of a major review into baby deaths and injuries at the trust.

 

Despite the critical findings of the review, Director of Midwifery at the trust Annemarie Lawrence, said staff had not been put off applying and it had retained all of its 2021 cohort.

 

Earlier this year, a report by Donna Ockenden found failures may have led to the deaths of over 200 babies at the trust and many others were left severely brain damaged.

 

The inquiry, among other things identified “significant staffing and training gaps” in maternity units and recommended minimal staffing levels be agreed.

 

Ms Lawrence said the latest recruitment was “business as usual” and was “not a specific action of Ockenden”.  She added the trust was striving “to provide safe staffing levels and the highest standards of care”.

 

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