Medical Negligence Independent inquiry announced by the Health Secretary into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
4th November 2025
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has declared that an independent inquiry will investigate maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTH) following mounting concerns about serious and repeated failings. The decision comes after families of bereaved mothers and babies pressed for a full investigation into care at the trust’s two major hospitals. In June this year...