Hundreds of families who have potentially experienced poor maternity care in Nottingham are to receive a letter asking them to join a review, adding to the 1,000 previously contacted. Donna Ockenden, who is leading the probe following deaths at the maternity units at City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre, said a total of 949 families and 400 current and former staff members had now made contact.
However, there are hundreds more families who are yet to get in touch with the review, which is set to become the largest maternity scandal in the history of the NHS. Ms Ockenden said it was "really, really important" for more families to come forward.
Last November, Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) sent letters to a further 1,000 families who fell within the review's terms of reference. These are cases of stillbirths, neonatal deaths, babies with significant brain damage, severe maternal harm and maternal death.
