Families affected by failings at Nottingham's maternity units say there could be many who don't know they have been harmed as a major review into services continues. Maternity care at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is the subject of a review by Donna Ockenden, with the inquiry now expected to examine the cases of 1,700 families.
The review has become larger than initially thought after NHS England confirmed that the system of the review would change to being an "opt-out" one, meaning Donna Ockenden will have access to all relevant records unless families come forward saying they do not want to be involved. The change was confirmed at the annual public meeting of NUH on Monday (July 10), which was attended by several families who have suffered loss, illness or life-changing injury after attending Nottingham's maternity units.
Among those attending were Sarah and Gary Andrews, who lost their daughter Wynter in September 2019. That case was the subject of a criminal prosecution by the Care Quality Commission earlier this year, resulting in NUH being fined £800,000.
