Amanda Williams: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- CQC's deputy director of hospices, secondary and specialist care for the South East
- Quoted on
- Maternity & neonatal, Palliative & end of life care
- Tracked press citations
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“Staff routinely included families in ward rounds to help improve their understanding of their baby's condition and proposed treatments.”
What Amanda Williams has said
“It was encouraging to see the trust taking a family-centred approach, ensuring families were actively involved in care planning and decision-making for their babies.”
CQC deputy director of hospitals, secondary and specialist care in the south east · Maternity & neonatal · 29 Sept 2026 · John Radcliffe neonatal services are ‘good’ overall, watchdog says ↗
“At this inspection, we found a neonatal unit where staff were providing safe and compassionate care to families during a vulnerable and stressful time for them.”
CQC deputy director of hospitals, secondary and specialist care in the South East · Maternity & neonatal · 29 Sept 2026 · John Radcliffe Hospital Neonatal Services Rated Good by CQC ↗
“progress was slow and the service still wasn't consistently keeping women and babies safe”
CQC deputy director of hospitals, secondary and specialist care in Sussex · Maternity & neonatal · 29 Sept 2026 · Maternity service at Worthing Hospital downgraded by CQC ↗
“When we visited the maternity department at Worthing Hospital, we found a department that had seen an increase in demand and acuity in recent years, placing additional pressure on staff. Despite this, feedback from women about the care and support they received was consistently positive and we saw staff treating people with kindness and respect.”
CQC deputy director of hospitals, secondary and specialist care in the South East · Maternity & neonatal · 29 Sept 2026 · Hospital 'not consistently keeping women and babies safe' ↗
“Leaders and staff at Demelza should be very proud of the findings of this report. Other services should look to this report to see if there's anything to learn from it.”
CQC's deputy director of hospices, secondary and specialist care for the South East · Palliative & end of life care · 8 Sept 2026 · Nursing care provided by children’s hospice rated ‘outstanding’ by CQC ↗
Where Amanda Williams has been quoted
- John Radcliffe neonatal services are ‘good’ overall, watchdog saysbanburycake.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- John Radcliffe neonatal services are ‘good’ overall, watchdog saysheraldseries.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- John Radcliffe Hospital Neonatal Services Rated Good by CQChealthcare-management.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Maternity service at Worthing Hospital downgraded by CQCbbc.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Hospital 'not consistently keeping women and babies safe'healthcare-management.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Nursing care provided by children’s hospice rated ‘outstanding’ by CQCnursingtimes.net · 8 Sept 2026
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