More than 500 mothers and babies ‘died or suffered potentially avoidable harm’

Jack and Sarah Hawkins, whose daughter Harriet died under the care of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (PA) -

More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to “deeply embedded systemic failures” at a “toxic” hospital trust, a review has found.

The inquiry, led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, found leaders at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) knew there were serious issues in its maternity department going back years, but failed to take action to prevent more deaths.