What has the AIMS Campaigns Team been up to?

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AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4

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By the AIMS Campaigns Team

New campaigns development work:

Written outputs:

Conferences and meetings attended:

What else we have been reading:

  • Report of the Independent Review relating to the independent midwifery service One to One Midwives commissioned by NHS England, was published on the 8th September at 10.00am. The report can be accessed through the following link: www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/our-work/publications/ind-investigation-reports
  • We have started to read the lengthy Kirkup report following the independent investigation on East Kent maternity and neonatal services published on 19th October

Thanks to all of the AIMS campaigns Volunteers who have made this work possible. We are very keen to expand our campaigns team work, so please do get in touch with campaigns@aims.org.uk if you’d like to help!

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