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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Stephanie Wareham

Head of maternity scandal inquiry says review will improve services

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Families affected by what could be the NHS’s biggest maternity scandal wept as the senior midwife at the head of a major inquiry into what happened promised to “do all I can” to make sure no one else suffers the same harm.

Midwifery expert Donna Ockenden, who is leading a review into maternity care failings at the Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, said at a public meeting on Monday that around 1,700 family cases will be examined as part of the complex inquiry.

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