Government to appoint maternity commissioner after NHS report finds ‘repeated failures’

The government will appoint a national maternity commissioner following an NHS report that identified repeated failures. Lady Amos stated that this new official must be accountable to Parliament and maintain a relentless focus on improving neonatal and maternity care. The appointment of the national commissioner is intended to tackle systemic NHS failures, ensuring a higher standard of care for mothers and newborns across the healthcare system as part of a broader maternity review process.