Sands & Tommy's respond to latest ONS stillbirth statistics The government is not on course to meet its ambitions to reduce rates of stillbirth by 50% by 2025. Posted 19 January 2023
Good Morning Britain 1 Million Minutes success for Sands Thank you to everyone who got involved in the ITV Good Morning Britain 1 Million Minutes campaign in December. Posted 12 January 2023
Care Quality Commission survey reveals decline in maternity safety A new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows has found a continued decline in experiences of maternity services... Posted 12 January 2023
Sands is chosen for 1 Million Minutes 2022 Sands is one of six UK charities chosen to benefit from the Good Morning Britain 1 Million Minutes campaign that... Posted 1 December 2022
Impactful life after baby loss project and exhibition receives award nomination The Still Parents project and exhibition, which was developed by the University of Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery, in partnership with... Posted 23 November 2022
Safe Staffing Success: Government commits to more midwives and workforce plan The Government has committed to hiring an extra 2,000 midwives in England and to a long-term and independently verified workforce... Posted 22 November 2022
Latest report shows the deaths of mothers are increasing The latest MBRRACE-UK report on where and why mothers die in the UK makes for painful reading. It shows a... Posted 16 November 2022
Sands responds to East Kent maternity and neonatal report The publication of the Independent Investigation into East Kent Maternity Services report finds multiple failings in maternity care. These stark... Posted 19 October 2022
Sands & Tommy's Joint Policy Unit responds to MBRRACE-UK perinatal deaths report The latest MBRRACE UK report is released. Posted 13 October 2022
Sands calls on Government to fix maternity staffing crisis Sands has joined with the Royal College of Midwives to urge the Government to tackle the shortage of staff in... Posted 13 October 2022
New film documents mothers’ stories and their reflections of growing around grief Growing around grief: Mothers’ stories, a new documentary, shares the stories of four mothers, their losses, and reflections on how... Posted 10 October 2022
Sands welcomes Donna Ockenden as new Ambassador We are delighted that Donna Ockenden has agreed to become an Ambassador for Sands. Donna Ockenden FRSA is a nurse... Posted 9 October 2022
Welcome to Wrexham: Sands provides support to Jordan Davies and Kelsey Edwards Wrexham AFC player, Jordan Davies and partner, Kelsey Edwards bravely shared their story about the loss of their son Arthur... Posted 6 October 2022
NHS announces £1.3m funding for bereavement care. A step in the right direction – but is it enough? Following numerous organisations and campaigners demanding better bereavement care in the wake of the Ockenden report – including our own... Posted 22 September 2022
Latest ONS data confirms rise in stillbirth rate The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed today that rates of stillbirth in England and Wales increased in 2021. Posted 9 August 2022