In August 2025 the Government announced that Baroness Valerie Amos had been appointed to lead the independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services to drive urgent improvements to care and safety. The investigation will identify ways to urgently improve care and safety, with Baroness Valerie Amos working closely with bereaved and harmed families. It will also review the maternity and neonatal system, bringing together the findings of past reviews into one clear national set of actions to ensure every woman and baby receives safe, high-quality and compassionate care.
The National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation will develop one set of national recommendations to drive improvements in maternity and neonatal services across England.
It was announced on Monday 15 September 2025 that Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of 14 trusts nationally that are included in the investigation.
In response to this announcement, we have issued the following statement.
Professor Mel Pickup, Chief Executive for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said:
We fully support the aim of the investigation, that will have families at its heart, to develop one set of national recommendations to drive improvements in maternity and neonatal services across England.
We recognise the sense of loss of families across the country that will be taking part in the investigation, who have sadly lost their children or have experienced harm when accessing care. Every year thousands of women give birth in our hospitals and community, and we want each and every one of those women to receive excellent care and have a positive experience with us. In the majority of cases this is happening, but not always and we know that isn’t good enough.
We are committed to the wellbeing of families using our service and delivering the highest quality of care. We welcome the opportunity of taking part in the national investigation to learn, improve and contribute to broader change.
Our maternity and neonatal services are led by dedicated and passionate colleagues who work hard to deliver the best possible care. Over the past 24 months the improvements we have made have been recognised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as well as through other independent external reviews.
It is important that people continue to come forward for care. If anyone has any concerns please talk to our midwives and maternity teams.