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A Black Country maternity support worker stepping down after more than 30 years has been reflecting on decades of friendships, hard work and fun. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...

Maternity support workers in Grimsby have started a two-day walk out over pay and have demanded remuneration for taking on additional responsibilities. Staff at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS ...

Women in labour at a London maternity unit deemed “inadequate” were left alone with unsupervised support workers who were not given any guidance, an NHS safety watchdog has found. In a scathing report ...

Raynah Hinson works at Peterborough City Hospital and was nominated by colleagues for the award A maternity support worker at an NHS trust has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the ...

A maternity support worker from Boston has received an award for her “kind hearted” and “committed” work. Carol Goddard, who works at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston received her award at the start of ...

A MATERNITY worker who supports some of the most vulnerable new mums in the district has scooped a national award for her passion and commitment to her job. Lucy Downing, who works in the community ...

Almost two-thirds of maternity units across England are not meeting national safety standards, with mothers and babies at continuing risk of preventable harm, the NHS inspection watchdog has found.

URGENT action is needed to fix NHS maternity services as half of them are below standard, inspectors warn. An audit by the Care Quality Commission found massive variation in mum-and-baby units but ...

Robyn Dalton, Carol Goddard and Jo Hadley, who presented the award A maternity support worker from Boston has received an award for her “kind hearted” and “committed” work. Carol Goddard, who works at ...