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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

How The Independent exposed the Nottingham maternity scandal

Jack and Sarah Hawkins, with their daughter Lottie. Their daughter Harriet died during childbirth in 2016 due to failings within Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

It has been six years since The Independent first exposed the Nottingham maternity scandal in 2020 and, since then, allegations of harm have grown from dozens to some 2,500.

On Wednesday, a bombshell report from an independent inquiry into poor care by Nottingham University Hospitals Foundation Trust is expected expose failings at every level of maternity care.

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