Father of baby who died at Furness welcomes report

The father of a baby who died amid a series of failings at Furness General Hospital has urged the health secretary to adopt a series of measures published in a damning report into the scandal.

James Titcombe, whose son Joshua died when he was nine days old, welcomed the "important" report, which he said could prevent future deaths if recommendations on "serious incidents" were implemented:

"I would say to Jeremy, 'please make sure the recommendations are implemented' because this report could actually change the learning from serious incidents in maternity."