Morecamble Bay report: hospitals expected to be criticised

Investigation into deaths and ‘serious untoward incidents’ at hospitals run by the same NHS trust is due to be published today

Maternity and neonatal services at three hospitals where more than 3,500 babies are delivered every year are expected to be criticised in a report to be published on Tuesday.

An investigation into deaths and “serious untoward incidents” between 2004 and 2013 at units in Cumbria and Lancashire – all run by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS foundation trust – was commissioned by the health secretary Jeremy Hunt following safety concerns.

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