Government publishes response to East Kent maternity investigation The government has now set out its full response to the independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services at East... Posted 21 七月 2023
Elaine Thorp Award aims to recognise health professionals who provided good quality bereavement care Sands is calling on bereaved parents and other family members to nominate a health professional whose bereavement care had a... Posted 18 七月 2023
Maternity guidelines should be updated to no longer rely on outdated skin colour assessments A report published today by the NHS Race and Health Observatory has raised significant concerns about the accuracy of newborn... Posted 12 七月 2023
Genelle Aldred and Mike Harris take on Golf Challenge for Sands Golf Monthly editor Mike Harris is teaming up with broadcaster and fellow golfer Genelle Aldred to take on an 18-hole... Posted 10 七月 2023
Growing around grief after baby loss This is Clare's story, about her experience of baby loss. Clare is one the Sands Bereavement Support Services Officers and... Posted 27 六月 2023
Sands receives huge funding boost from ScottishPower Foundation Sands has received a tremendous grant of over £95,000 from the ScottishPower Foundation, to help recruit and train more Sands... Posted 6 六月 2023
Sands wins prestigious campaigning award We are delighted to announce that Sands has been awarded the Amplifying Voices award from the Sheila McKechnie National Campaigner... Posted 25 五月 2023
Landmark report from Sands and Tommy's warns that inaction is costing babies’ lives The Saving Babies’ Lives Progress Report will give everyone a shared understanding of the burden of pregnancy and baby loss... Posted 15 五月 2023
"We challenged the idea that stillbirths were unavoidable." Find out about the part Sands has played in understanding why some babies die, and the impact of our work... Posted 18 四月 2023
Sands partners with South West Acute Hospital to create new Bereavement Suite The suite will offer a peaceful and comfortable environment for bereaved families. Posted 21 三月 2023
Scottish Government announces baby loss Memorial Book A Memorial Book for those who have experienced a pregnancy or baby loss prior to 24 weeks will be available... Posted 20 三月 2023
Lewis Capaldi's new video for Pointless tells Sands United origin story Lewis Capaldi has released a new video for his song Pointless that tells the story of how Sands United began... Posted 17 三月 2023
Sands Chief Executive Clea Harmer presented with an MBE Our Chief Executive Clea Harmer has been presented with an MBE. Posted 10 三月 2023
More detail needed on Government response to East Kent Maternity Services investigation The government has, today, published its response to the Independent Investigation into maternity and neonatal services at East Kent, led... Posted 8 三月 2023
Latest data shows overall increase in the rate of babies dying The neonatal mortality rate was worse in 2021 than it was in 2015. Posted 1 三月 2023