Up to 85,000 Women May Have Had Postnatal Depression Last Year, Analysis Finds
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 21 – NHS England faces a £27 billion maternity compensation bill due to serious incidents causing lifelong care needs, with payouts 45 times higher per capita than NHS Scotland.
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Up to 85,000 women may have had postnatal depression last year, analysis finds
The Royal College of Psychiatrists warned the conditions can be ‘truly devastating’ if left untreated.
The depression struck him over Samantha Cohn about two months after the birth of her son. She was going well, but she became convinced that it was a p sima m e. Read more (07/24/2025
NHS England paid out staggering 45 times as much, per head, for just maternity-related complaints as NHS Scotland did for all complaints
Professor John Robertson OBA In the Guardian today, the above and: Analysis of NHS figures shows the potential bill for maternity negligence in England since 2019 has reached £27.4bn – far more than the health service’s roughly £18bn budget for newborns in that time. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/20/nhs-facing-absolutely-shocking-27bn-bill-for-maternity-failings-in-england With a tenth of the population, you might expect NHS Scotl…
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