KentOnline Podcast: Baby deaths at Ashford and Margate hospitals 'could have been prevented'
Published: 13:01, 23 January 2020
Updated: 12:17, 27 January 2020
An investigation into East Kent Hospitals Trust has concluded the deaths of at least seven babies since 2016 might not have happened if standards had been higher.
Bosses have already apologised admitting standards "fell short" - and say they're reviewing their service with some of England’s leading maternity experts to make rapid improvements.
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