Donna Ockenden, the senior midwife leading the review into Nottingham maternity failings, says she has heard harrowing stories after dozens of families got in touch. Ms Ockenden, who officially launched the independent inquiry into Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) on Thursday (September 1), said she was pleased to be getting started.
Ms Ockenden, who uncovered 200 avoidable baby deaths at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust earlier this year, said "dozens and dozens of families and many, many staff" had already been in contact after an email was set up last month to encourage and allow people to get in touch.
"We are responding to each message individually and I'm responding to many myself," Ms Ockenden told Nottinghamshire Live. "It's a range of concerns, some similar to which we've heard before. I'm pleased that some staff have come forward and I want them to feel confident that they can reach out to us in confidence."
