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The safety of maternity services in England has not improved quickly enough, a committee of MPs says.
A culture of blame was preventing staff admitting mistakes and lessons being learned, its report said.
Jeremy Hunt, who chairs the Health and Social Care Committee, said 1,000 more babies a year would survive if England s maternity services were as safe as Sweden s.
Some £2m is being spent on spotting early signs of babies in distress.
This government funding, announced at the weekend, would help halve brain injuries during birth by 2025, Maternity Safety Minister Nadine Dorries said.
The committee s report found although maternity safety had improved, the deaths of a number of newborn babies at several hospitals in recent years were a reminder much more needed to be done.
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A hospital emergency department which serves North Powys patients is set to undergo a multi-million pound upgrade. A statement issued by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust says work at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, which is set to cost £9.3million, is part of a programme of work to improve patient care at the hospital. Clinical space in the department is being increased to include a new and improved major emergencies department, as well as a new designated emergency zone for children and young people, and provision for vulnerable patients. Bosses say the work is part of a programme designed to address concerns raised by a 2018 Care Quality Commission report which rated Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust as inadequate .