Outstanding midwife wins the Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care Gemma Sayer, a bereavement support midwife at Airedale General Hospital in West Yorkshire, has won the Elaine Thorp Award for... Posted 9 November 2023
Better board oversight needed to save babies’ lives - latest report from Sands and Tommy's Joint Policy Unit The Sands and Tommy's Joint Policy Unit has published a report today, that highlights problems with the oversight that NHS... Posted 7 November 2023
Sands wins two awards at The ScottishPower Foundation Awards 2023 We're thrilled to have clinched two awards at the ScottishPower Foundation Awards 2023, securing £20,000 in recognition of our support... Posted 2 November 2023
Maternity Safety Alliance calls for statutory public inquiry in England A group of families who have been affected by failures in NHS maternity care, including bereaved parents and grandparents, are... Posted 31 October 2023
Sands nominated for ScottishPower Foundation Awards Sands could be in line for a funding boost of up to £10,000 this winter, after being shortlisted for the... Posted 26 October 2023
Care Quality Commission report highlights poor standard of maternity services A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report published today has found that half of maternity units (50%) were rated as ‘inadequate’... Posted 20 October 2023
Sands calls for end to baby post-mortem delays Sands is calling for an end to delays in post-mortem results being given to parents, following the death of their... Posted 12 October 2023
The stepping stones of baby loss - Madhuri and Sunil's story This is Madhuri and Sunil's story, about their journey through baby loss. Madhuri is one of the Sands Bereavement Support... Posted 12 October 2023
Lives of half of UK adults have been affected by pregnancy or baby loss Baby Loss Awareness Week aims to break the silence and support bereaved families. The Baby Loss Awareness Week Alliance... Posted 9 October 2023
Sands shares parents' voices following its largest ever survey of bereaved parents This Baby Loss Awareness Week (9 to 15 October), we’re sharing parents’ voices, as we publish the results from the... Posted 9 October 2023
Going home without your baby - Louise's story This is Louise's story, about her experience of baby loss. Louise is one of the Sands Bereavement Support Services Officers... Posted 6 October 2023
Scottish Government launches Memorial Book of Pregnancy and Baby Loss A Memorial Book is now open for anyone in Scotland who has experienced pregnancy or baby loss prior to 24... Posted 4 October 2023
It’s okay not to take part in Baby Loss Awareness Week Baby Loss Awareness Week is just around the corner, running from October 9th to 15th. We understand that for some... Posted 2 October 2023
Sands and Tommy's respond to latest MBRRACE-UK report A State of the Nation report published today by MBRRACE-UK paints an alarming picture of baby loss throughout the UK. Posted 14 September 2023
COPA90 have teamed up with Sands United for EA video project ‘Saved By The Ball’ Sands United FC Solihull player and bereaved dad Zane Murray’s story of hope after baby loss is sensitively told in... Posted 26 August 2023