THE family of football’s Steve Bruce has won a major change to the law in memory of his baby grandson Madison.
Their campaign, backed by The Sun, has secured tighter regulations on who can call themselves a maternity nurse.
Steve Bruce has won a major change to the law in memory of his baby grandsonCredit: CameraSport via Getty Images
after his family was wrongly advised to let him sleep on his front.
But maternity nurse Eva Clements had no qualifications and Ruthie Maternity Services, the agency they hired her from, was unregulated.
Health Secretary exclusively told he would spearhead a change in the .
He said: “Madison’s death is a tragedy that should never have happened, and my heart goes out to the Smith and Bruce families.
“No parent should ever believe someone is a trained professional, only to discover they have no formal qualifications.
“That is why we are changing the law – so only those who are properly registered, or are part of a small group of other specified professions, will be able to call themselves a nurse.
“Anyone who falsely uses the title will be committing a criminal offence.
“It simply goes without saying that when someone calls themselves a nurse, they genuinely are one and Madison’s legacy will ensure no other parents endure the avoidable suffering his have.”
Maria Culley, co-founder of the National Nanny Association, welcomed the move by saying: “This change in law actions our call over the last six years for regulation of the Nanny and Maternity nurse industry in the .”
Her co-founder Allie Bell said: “Children deserve safe, trained, and accountable carers. Regulation makes that a non-negotiable, so tragedies like this never happen again.”
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