Boards must ‘never again treat baby safety as side issue’, says Cooper

By Emily Townsend2026-09-15T15:15:00

Maternity and neonatal services “cannot operate on the margins” and deaths of babies and children must be investigated as a priority by NHS boards, the health and social care secretary has warned.

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