Sands announces new Chair of Trustees, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer We are announcing some important changes to our Board of Trustees. Posted 18 Listopad 2024
Sands backs House of Lords call for action on preterm births Read our response to The Preterm Birth Committee’s report ‘Preterm birth: Reducing risks and improving lives’. Posted 14 Listopad 2024
Well attended baby loss event in Parliament. Find out what happened at an event in Parliament jointly hosted by Sands, Tommy's and our Joint Policy Unit. Posted 8 Listopad 2024
ONS stillbirth statistics show lack of progress on saving babies’ lives In 2023 the stillbirth rate in England and Wales remained at the same level as it was in 2022. Posted 28 Październik 2024
Breaking Cultural Silence Around Baby Loss in Black Communities We are incredibly grateful to Helena for sharing her story with us as part of Black History Month. Posted 22 Październik 2024
Better care for bereaved parents in Northern Ireland Sands is introducing a National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) in Northern Ireland. Posted 14 Październik 2024
How Sands Volunteers support bereaved families during Baby Loss Awareness Week Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) is a time for people to come together, raise awareness of pregnancy and baby... Posted 12 Październik 2024
Government extends Baby Loss Certificate in England This Baby Loss Awareness Week, the government has announced that all parents in England who have lost a baby or... Posted 9 Październik 2024
Sands responds to publication of the CQC Maternity Inspection Programme report The CQC report makes clear that in some cases where babies die there has been a failure to provide safe... Posted 19 Wrzesień 2024
Better bereavement care for people in Wales who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss Sands will be supporting the National Strategic Clinical Network for Maternity and Neonatal Services to create tailored bereavement care pathways... Posted 13 Wrzesień 2024
Sands responds to Lord Darzi’s independent investigation of the NHS in England Government review identifies maternity services as an area of concern that must be addressed. Posted 12 Wrzesień 2024
Maternity Consortium report calls for action to prevent maternal suicide More training and education is needed to tackle rising rates of suicide among pregnant women and new mothers. Posted 10 Wrzesień 2024
Sands responds to the discovery of an unmarked communal grave in Oldham Sands is here to offer emotional support to anyone in Oldham and across the UK who has been affected by... Posted 9 Wrzesień 2024
New parliamentary sitting gets off to a good start with a strong debate on baby loss On Wednesday, less than two days after returning from their summer break, MPs were debating baby loss in parliament. There... Posted 5 Wrzesień 2024
Parents report ‘positive feedback’ on bereavement care in Scotland Evaluation report shows bereavement care improved following the introduction of the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) in Scotland. Posted 3 Wrzesień 2024