Donna Ockenden, the senior midwife leading a review into failings at Nottingham's maternity departments, has met with hospital bosses for the first time. More than 1,400 families and staff have already contacted the probe following deaths and serious harm at the maternity units at City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre.
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), which is rated 'inadequate' by inspectors in terms of maternity care, said it received "very helpful feedback" when members of its board, including chief executive Anthony May, met Ms Ockenden on Thursday, February 2. Ahead of the meeting, the midwife told Nottinghamshire Live she and the trust would be discussing how lessons could be learnt as the review progresses.
"What I want to reassure the women and families of Nottingham about is that if we find learning as we go along, we will be getting that to the trust formally, we have a structure in sharing that with the trust," said Ms Ockenden. "I don't want women wondering that there is a huge amount of learning for the trust right at the end.
