they were among 12 deaths in the maternity unit at furness general hospital between 2004 and 2013.ganisation that is meant to regulate midwives, the nursing and midwifery council, he was let down again. well, i was devastated when my wife and son died, so i needed help. i needed to find out the truth. and the nmc at no stage offered any help. never contacted me. there was certainly no empathy or compassion. they were just a disgrace, they were almost not human. today's report describes the handling of disciplinary cases by the nmc as frequently being incompetent. it took eight years from concerns first being raised to the completion of all cases. the organisation lost records and failed to investigate allegations and the treatment of leave families, people like carl, was also seriously criticised. these families had lost either babies or in one case mother and baby, they were going through a terrible personal tragedy, they needed to be treated with compassion but most importantly, their evidence needed to be treated with respect. it was the lethal mix of failures in care here at fu

poor care at furness general hospital cost carl hendrickson the lives of his wife nittiya and newbornent inquiry described their deaths and the deaths of a further ten babies as the result of a lethal mix of failures in the maternity unit at furness general hospital between 2004 and 2013. but, when carl turned for help to the organisation that is meant to regulate midwives, the nursing and midwifery council, he was let down again. i was devastated when my wife and son died, so, you know, i had to find out the truth. and the nmc at no stage offered any help. they never contacted me. there was no empathy or compassion. they were just a disgrace, they were almost not human. today's report describes the handling of disciplinary cases by the nmc as frequently being incompetent. it took eight years from concerns first being raised to the completion of all cases. the organisation lost records and failed to investigate allegations, and the treatment of bereaved families, people like carl, was also seriously criticised. in terms of the way it engages with patients and families, the key thing f

has been condemned for the way it investigated a number of deaths at the maternity unit of furness general hospitall standards authority for health and social care says the nursing and midwifery council took too long to consider disciplinary cases, and failed to take bereaved families seriously. dominic hughes reports. call ca ll ca re call care at bowness general hospital cost the life of this man's wife and newborn son. an inquiry describe their deaths and the death ofa describe their deaths and the death of a further ten babies as a result of a further ten babies as a result ofa of a further ten babies as a result of a lethal mix of failures in the maternity unit at furnace general hospital between 2004 and 2013. but when carlton for help to the that is meant to regulate, the nursery admin referee council, he was let down again. —— the nursing and midwifery council. they had no seat offered help. they never contacted me. there was no empathy compassion. they were just a disgrace. —— empathy or compassion. they were almost not human. the nursing and midwifery council describes frequent incompeten

they were among 12 deaths in the maternity unit at furness general hospital between 2004 and 2013.ent of bereaved families, people like carl, was also seriously criticised. these families had lost either babies or in one case mother and baby, they were going through a terrible personal tragedy, they needed to be treated with compassion but most importantly, their evidence needed to be treated with respect. it was the lethal mix of failures in care here at furness general hospital that has led to today‘s report. but the nursing and midwifery council is only the latest in a long series of organisations associated with the health service to have let down those families who found themselves caught up in the tragic and scandalous events that have unfolded here. the nmc‘s chief executive, jackie smith, has already announced she will resign. and in a statement acknowledged that how the cases where approached, in particular the communication with families, was unacceptable, for which she apologised. the statement went on that since 2014, significant changes have been made to improve how th

karl hendrix the lives of his wife and newborn son. of his wife and newborn son. unit at furness general hospitaleen 2004 and 2013. between 2004 and 2013. that is meant to regulate midwives, the nmc, he was let down again. the nmc, he was let down again. was devastated when my wife and son died. died. and nmc at no stage offered any help. help. they were certainly no empathy or compassion. they were just a disgrace. they were almost non—human. non—human. by nmc as frequently being incompetent. incompetent. from concerns first being raised to the completion of all cases. the completion of all cases. treatment of bereaved families is also seriously criticised. also seriously criticised. really seriously, rather than discounting it. discounting it. been made to how the organisation works. works. that oversees the work of midwives is now fit for purpose. more details of the royal wedding have been revealed. alongside three other young boys. as she wanted to avoid choosing between her closest friends. to prince harry this weekend. 0ur correspondent angus crawford is in windsor. meghan markle ‘s father