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A mother blamed herself for her baby’s death for a decade. Now the hospital has admitted it made fatal errors

Hayley Brunt is among almost 2,000 families whose maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust will be scrutinised by an inquiry

The Independent UK

‘Angry’ families to launch their own maternity inquiry after losing faith in NHS probe

‘I’m furious... it’s not our job to fix that maternity unit’, says father

The Independent UK

Maternity inquiry chair backs The Independent’s campaign for ‘vital’ refuge housing

Women need a safe place to go to says maternity safety expert, Donna Ockenden

The Independent UK

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Conservative government was ‘asleep at the wheel’ in relation to maternity safety, says top midwife

Nottingham families call for individual staff to be held criminially accountable for failing

The Independent UK

Pregnant women suffer racist and discriminatory abuse at NHS trust, says inquiry head

Nottingham maternity review finds women were refused interpreters, mocked and treated unkindly

The Guardian - UK

Midwives called Asian women in labour ‘princesses’ for asking for pain relief, report finds

Rerport warns of ‘disregard’ by midwives towards black and brown-skinned women

The Independent UK

Maternity: Broken Trust review – the furious tale of grieving parents’ fight for justice

This fine documentary about the maternity care failures that led to avoidable deaths never lets the awful stories obscure the bigger picture – the importance of accountability

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NHS trust maternity care investigation work ‘unlikely to start before 2024’

Police announced an investigation into failings in maternity care at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in September.

The Independent UK

Nottingham NHS maternity care review calls on families to come forward

Donna Ockenden said it was ‘absolutely vital’ that voices from across Nottinghamshire were heard as part of her review into maternity failings.

The Independent UK

CQC investigating three serious maternity incidents at under-review NHS trust

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said it was fully co-operating with the investigation.

The Independent UK

‘Families’ maternity concerns should have been addressed earlier’

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden spoke on Radio 4’s Today programme after Nottinghamshire Police announced they were launching an investigation.

The Independent UK

Police to launch inquiry into maternity failings at Nottingham hospitals trust

Officers say they are preparing criminal investigation into services at Nottingham university hospitals trust and will meet families

The Guardian - UK

Massive baby deaths scandal sparks police probe into Nottingham maternity failings

First uncovered by The Independent in 2021, the inquiry is set to examine nearly 1,800 cases in what could be the UK’s largest-ever maternity scandal

The Independent UK

Nottingham maternity deaths: Police to launch probe into cases ‘of potentially significant concern’

Families of babies affected by a midwife-led review into care at the trust have ‘welcomed’ the decision to launch a criminal investigation

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The Independent UK

Police preparing to launch investigation into maternity care at NHS trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’s maternity care is currently being reviewed by midwife Donna Ockenden.

The Independent UK

Nottingham NHS maternity review head sends condolences to Lucy Letby’s victims

Donna Ockenden said she does not think it’s helpful to compare Letby’s crimes to the failings in Nottingham.

The Independent UK

Evidence of criminality will be referred to police, says maternity review head

Midwifery expert Donna Ockenden is chairing a review into maternity care at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Independent UK

‘Not a single person held to account’: Families demand action against those who caused baby deaths at NHS trust

‘Not a single person has been held to account. How is this possible?’

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The Independent UK

Nottingham NHS Trust head: Maternity improvements to be made ‘whatever the cost’

Anthony May said families and staff who had concerns about care could raise them with confidence with the trust.

The Independent UK

Families ‘expect action’ against those who caused baby deaths at NHS trust

Hundreds of families are believed to have been affected by maternity care failings at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire Police 'working closely' with maternity review

It is in the event any criminal investigations are necessary, the force said

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire Police to begin sharing information with Ockenden Review

It comes after the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and the trust have agreed to change the review from ‘opt-in’ to ‘opt-out’

Daily Mirror

Grieving parents at centre of UK's 'biggest maternity scandal' weep as probe launched

The Nottingham inquiry is being led by Donna Ockenden, the midwifery expert whose Shrewsbury report concluded in March that failures had led to more than 200 deaths of babies

Nottingham Post

Nottingham maternity review change could help families who 'don't know' they have been harmed

A change to the way Nottingham's maternity review is being managed means that around 1,700 families could now have their cases examined

The Independent UK

Head of maternity scandal inquiry says review will improve services

Midwifery expert Donna Ockenden is leading a review into maternity care failings at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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