When Liz Truss made her first speech as prime minister, she vowed to make the NHS one of her top priorities amidst chronic funding and staff shortages and disastrous A&E waiting times.
Her pledge also comes after the harrowing Shrewsbury maternity scandal, where 300 babies died or were left brain damaged due to poor care. The Shrewsbury report was the latest in a string of maternity failings and has led to a fresh inquiry into the death or injury of dozens of babies at Nottingham hospitals, run by Donna Ockenden, the who led the investigation into the UK's biggest maternity scandal at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust.
Midwives across the country are desperate for the prime minister's promises to materialise into real help as they continue to face crippling work conditions that leave them struggling to deliver the right care. One midwife has told The Mirror that she can't see a future within the NHS unless the 'dangerous' conditions improve - as the severe short staffing has taken a terrible toll on her mental health.
