Our response to the Women's Health Strategy for England The Department for Health and Social Care has today published the first ever government-led Women’s Health Strategy for England. Posted 20 七月 2022
100 NHS Trusts committed to National Bereavement Care Pathway We are delighted to announce that 100 NHS Trusts in England have now committed to the National Bereavement Care Pathway... Posted 19 七月 2022
National Child Mortality Database Report shows better maternity care can save lives Research from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) shows that better support and care for women during pregnancy and birth... Posted 14 七月 2022
Sands welcomes Khan Review's call to help pregnant smokers quit Dr Javed Khan has published his independent review into the Government’s ambition to make England smoke-free by 2030. The review... Posted 9 六月 2022
Bereavement care training for professionals must be available during working hours Sands is calling for all healthcare professionals in contact with bereaved parents, to have dedicated time for essential training during... Posted 9 六月 2022
Sands CEO awarded an MBE Clea Harmer, Sands Chief Executive, was awarded an MBE in the 2022 Birthday Honours List for her services to baby... Posted 5 六月 2022
Five X More report shines light on Black women's maternity experiences Today Five X More has published its Black Maternity Experience report, a vital step in tackling the stark inequalities in... Posted 23 五月 2022
New report highlights lack of development in medicines for use during pregnancy Today, Birmingham Health Partners and the University of Birmingham have published their report Healthy Mum, Healthy Baby, Healthy Future, which... Posted 12 五月 2022
Sands contributes to 'After the Ockenden review' - published in The Lancet Our Chief Executive Clea Harmer has co-authored a comment piece in The Lancet, ' After the Ockenden review: a chance... Posted 10 五月 2022
Latest provisional figures from ONS show rise in stillbirths in 2021 Provisional figures published last month by the Office for National Statistics show that in 2021, the stillbirth rate in England... Posted 20 四月 2022
Ockenden review puts parents’ voices at heart of maternity safety Our response to Donna Ockenden's final report from her review of Maternity Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust... Posted 30 三月 2022
How Sands can support bereaved Ukrainian refugees We are all deeply shocked and saddened by reports coming out of Ukraine that three people - including a child... Posted 10 三月 2022
Enquiry into Asian baby deaths will go ahead As a result of your campaigning, there will now be a confidential enquiry into Asian baby deaths in the UK... Posted 4 三月 2022
New maternity care taskforce welcomed by Sands & Tommy's We have welcomed the announcement today by the Department of Health and Social Care of a new Maternity Disparities Taskforce... Posted 23 二月 2022
Listening to bereaved parents vital in saving babies' lives - BBC Panorama report On 23 February the BBC's Panorama programme examined the maternity care failures at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. Posted 23 二月 2022