Leading midwife, Donna Ockenden, says the maternity review in Nottingham will be investigating more than 1,000 cases amid reports the NHS is facing what could be the biggest maternity scandal to date. Hundreds of families have been identified as having cases relevant to the maternity review, which will be inquiring into services at hospitals in the Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust.
The review comes after reports that dozens of babies had died, were left with serious injuries or brain damage, due to the care they received at Nottingham’s City Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre. More than 1,000 letters have been sent out by the trust to families asking them to contact the independent inquiry, this is in addition to the hundreds of families that had already contacted the review.
Chair of the maternity review, Donna Ockenden, has more than 30 years' experience across the UK and international health sector. She said: "Our review team has been contacted by over 750 families since the review began.
