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Issue 2: April 2011

Breaking news: 14 April 2011. UK has one of the worst stillbirth records in league table of similar nations.

Sands calls for immediate action following the findings published today in new Lancet Series on Stillbirth. Read the full story here.

Bereavement care campaign update: new audit tool launched to help maternity units.

Sands produces new Audit Tool, the first of its kind for maternity services in the UK, to help in assessment of quality of care and potential improvements needed. Download the Audit Tool here.

Sands’ concerns over the proposed changes in the NHS.

We submit evidence to the HSC Inquiry into Complaints and Litigation, and outline our views on the overhaul of the NHS. Read Sands response here.

Overstretched perinatal pathology services may mean thousands of bereaved parents don’t find out why their babies die.

Sands and the Royal College of Pathologists urge the Government to ensure proper resourcing for the UK’s perinatal pathology services. Read the full story here.

Upcoming activities.

In November 2011 we will be organising an event at Westminster, hosted by Dr Daniel Poulter MP. Further details will follow in the next issue of Spotlight on Sands (due out in May), or email tara.macdowel(at)uk-sands.org for information.

Issue 1: July 2010

NICE clarifies the CG45: Antenatal and postnatal mental health Guidelines.

Revised NICE statement clarifies that parents should be offered a choice about whether or not they want to see and hold their stillborn baby. Read the full details.

BBC’s ‘File on 4’ interview Sands spokespeople over growing concern that baby deaths are not being properly investigated.

In an attempt to discover why so many apparently perfectly normal babies die, Sands calls for improved care in hospital labour wards and an increase in research efforts to discover what went wrong. Listen to the File on 4 investigation.

New Sands survey into bereavement care reveal worrying disparities between UK maternity units.

In around 20% of the units that responded, care is still poorly resourced and organised, and in others it is patchy. Sands calls for those commissioning bereavement support services to review these services and make any necessary improvements. Read more.

Spotlight on Sands parliamentary newsletters

Our parliamentary newsletter provides updates on our campaigning and lobbying achievements, and our work with government and health officials. The newsletter is sent to all our parliamentary contacts, as well as Sands groups and our network of parent lobbyists. Download the latest issue below.

Read Issue 3: Summer 2011 here

Read Issue 2: Autumn 2010 here.

Read Issue 1: Spring 2010 here.

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