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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday

Sussex baby deaths inquiry will fail to learn lessons after excluding families, Streeting warned

The exterior of the Royal Sussex County in Brighton
Parents want the Sussex investigation to actively seek out families who are affected. Photograph: Simon Dack News/Alamy

An inquiry into the preventable deaths of babies in Sussex will fail to learn the lessons as it “systematically” excluded dozens of families, Wes Streeting has been warned before a meeting with bereaved parents.

The health secretary has ordered a review of nine infant deaths at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS foundation trust amid maternity scandals across England. However, families are calling on Streeting to expand the investigation to all those who died and might have survived with better care.

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