Morecambe Bay Trust Inquiry
Eleven babies and one mother died following "a lethal mix" of failures in a "seriously dysfunctional" maternity unit at Furness General Hospital, an independent inquiry has found.
Barrow MP insists Kirkup report must be implemented
Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock has pressed the prime minister to implement in full the recommendations of the Kirkup report into the tragic deaths of babies and mothers at Furness General Hospital.
Speaking at prime minister’s questions following Tuesday’s publication of the report, John asked David Cameron to honour the struggle of the families who lost loved ones as a result of failures at the maternity unit, by ensuring that all of Dr Kirkup’s recommendations for the wider NHS were adopted as quickly as possible.
Responding, the prime minister expressed his sympathies for the families.
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'My wife and son died because of someone's ego'
A man whose wife and son died at Furness General Hospital says he has never received an apology for failings which led to their deaths.
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'Lethal mix' led to deaths of mother and babies
A "lethal mix" of poor clinical care and relationships between doctors and midwives led to the deaths of 11 babies and one mother.