How Many Maternity Reviews Do We Need Before Women Are Finally Heard? The publication of Donna Ockenden's latest review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is both horrific, devastating and deeply familiar. It reveals what thousands of families have experienced, from failure of leaders and government from maternity scandals: avoidable deaths and injuries, women whose concerns were dismissed, toxic workplace cultures, failures in leadership, an

Workplace leave for couples A significant step forward in workplace compassion was announced, as Northern Ireland confirms the introduction of up to two weeks’ leave for couples who experience miscarriage. This new policy recognises the profound emotional impact of pregnancy loss, offering both partners protected time away from work during an intensely private and sad period. The proposed workforce bill is expected to extend to England and Wales next year, marking a wider

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Hope is not wishful thinking. It is rooted in the belief that we are worthy, enjoying inner peace and sense of self, love and inner peace. We each hold different levels of positive and negative coping levels, strategies we have learned and use daily without conscious awareness or thinking. Hope is a goal, an emotion generated by how we feel and by our inner will and energetic support. Emotions are involved in all that we do. The effects are underestimated and ignored most of