Nottinghamshire Live Senior Reporter Joel Moore has been following the stories of families who have lost babies born at Nottingham University Hospitals. Now, as Midwife Donna Ockenden assembles her team and starts her inquiry into the maternity wards at NUH, Joel looks back over what has been a traumatic period for the families involved - and why we all need to pay attention to what happens next.
It feels like a long time ago that I spoke to families as they demanded a full inquiry into Nottingham’s maternity department. In February, the Hawkins, Andrews and O’Sullivan families all demonstrated their distrust in an existing review. They demanded a full inquiry.
But that was nowhere near the start of the fight - Jack and Sarah Hawkins had first whistle blown after their daughter Harriet’s death more than five years ago - and it definitely wasn’t the end.
