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Gloucestershire Suspends Home Births Amid Staffing Crisis

11/11/2025

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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust suspended home births for two weeks due to staff shortages.
The trust struggles to recruit skilled midwives for home births, which are under 2% of local births.
The Nuffield Trust warns England’s district nursing is in crisis, with a 43% decline since 2009 and calls for investment.
Two care workers face charges for mistreating patients at The Edenfield Centre after a BBC investigation.

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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust suspended home births for two weeks due to staff shortages.
The trust struggles to recruit skilled midwives for home births, which are under 2% of local births.
The Nuffield Trust warns England’s district nursing is in crisis, with a 43% decline since 2009 and calls for investment.
Two care workers face charges for mistreating patients at The Edenfield Centre after a BBC investigation.