Report on Nottingham NHS maternity scandal to reveal ‘horrendous’ failings

The CQC recently said maternity services at both of the trust’s hospitals had improved but it continued to rate them as ‘requires improvement’. Photograph: Chris Whiteman/Alamy

The report of the inquiry into the biggest maternity scandal in NHS history will outline “horrendous” failings in the care provided to women in Nottingham, the Guardian can reveal.

A catalogue of appalling behaviour over many years by staff at the city’s two hospitals – Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City hospital – included racism towards mothers, it will say.