More than 1,000 families have now been identified as having cases which could be relevant to the review into Nottingham's maternity services. The inquiry into services at the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital was launched after families with experiences of maternity failings demanded it.
Donna Ockenden, who previously uncovered 200 avoidable baby deaths at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust, was appointed to head the Nottingham review in May. It officially launched at the start of September. On October 13 Ms Ockenden said more than 700 families had made contact as well as more than 70 former and current hospital workers.
But Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), which is at the centre of the maternity review, now says that more than 1,000 families have now been identified as having cases which could be relevant to the review. The trust says that alongside Ms Ockenden, it has written to all of the families and that letters will be arriving this week with information about how they can contact the review.
