Grieving parents who lost their babies soon after birth at Nottingham hospitals met Sajid Javid to discuss their concerns over the maternity care unit. A month passed after the devastated group jointly wrote a letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary, calling for a new "truly independent review" to be conducted into the maternity service at Nottingham University Hospital Trust (NUH).
In their letter to Sajid Javid issued on April 6, the families called for him to appoint Donna Ockenden to lead a public inquiry. It was later revealed that former NHS Trust chairwoman Julie Dent CBE had instead been chosen to lead the existing review that was 'underway'.
However, the parents have been told on Wednesday afternoon (May 4) that Julie Dent CBE has “for personal reasons, decided not to proceed as Chair of the Independent Review of maternity services as NUH". It is not yet known who will take over the review.
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