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The Latest Breaking News from Donna Ockenden

New chairwoman of Nottingham maternity review steps down

The Department of Health and Social Care said newly appointed Julie Dent had stepped down for ‘personal reasons’.

The Independent UK

Nottingham maternity scandal: Families slam NHS over ‘silence’ following no confidence vote

‘There has been silence. Families remain in utter limbo,’ says Sarah Hawkins whose daughter Harriet died in 2016

The Independent UK

‘Further traumatised’ families reject new chair of Nottingham maternity review

Some families have said they have no confidence in the process

Nottingham Post

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Nottingham maternity scandal: Families ask newly appointed review chair to step down

‘We were so angry, confused and just felt completely deceived’ by the NHS one Nottingham family said

The Independent UK

Health secretary appoints new chair to investigate baby deaths at Nottingham hospitals

It falls short of a full public inquiry

Nottingham Post

Relentlessly pushing the idea of ‘natural’ childbirth is an affront to pregnant women

The Ockenden report revealed fatal myths in maternity care. But their potent allure remains

The Guardian - UK

‘I was told they didn’t offer C-sections’ – the dangerous obsession with ‘natural births’

Amid recent maternity scandals, women are speaking out about not being listened to when having a baby – in some cases with terrible consequences

The Guardian - UK

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North East NHS trust removes 'normal births' midwife job advert after campaigners raise concerns

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has removed an advert criticised for promoting the idea of "normal birth" - which has been discredited by a key recent report

Chronicle Live

NHS trusts under fire for adverts for midwives committed to ‘normal birth’

The job adverts drew condemnation on Twitter after being posted by patient safety campaigner James Titcombe.

The Independent UK

Donna Ockenden message to bereaved families in full as calls made for Nottingham maternity review

100 families sent a letter calling for an independent inquiry

Nottingham Post

Shrewsbury inquiry chair willing to investigate Nottingham maternity scandal

Any potential probe by Donna Ockenden would be subject to approval by Sajid Javid

The Independent UK

Midwife who led Shrewsbury maternity probe ‘would chair Nottingham review’

Families affected by alleged maternity failures Nottingham University Hospitals have called for Donna Ockenden to be put in charge.

The Independent UK

Ockenden 'agrees to investigate Nottingham maternity services' after urgent calls for public inquiry

She is 'honoured and touched' to have been asked by the families to lead an inquiry

Nottingham Post

Government statement after families call for Nottingham maternity official review

It says it's closely monitoring progress made by the hospital trust

Nottingham Post

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The Independent UK

Families call for chair of Ockenden inquiry to lead review into Nottingham maternity services

NHS-led review into Nottingham maternity services has been ‘moving with the viscosity of treacle’ say families

Nottingham Post

100 Nottingham families with stories of 'dead babies and traumatic births' call for Ockenden review

They have written to Sajid Javid

The Guardian - UK

Repeated maternity failings uncovered in Sheffield NHS trust

Watchdog expresses concern over safety of mothers and babies days after damning Shrewsbury report

Daily Mirror

Maternity hospital scandals could cost the NHS £1bn a year to prevent more baby deaths

After the Shrewsbury maternity scandal in which more than 200 babies died officials warn it could cost the taxpayer one billion pounds a year to prevent more tots dying

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Daily Mirror

Midwives 'at breaking point' quit jobs leaving maternity wards understaffed

New data shows the total midwifery workforce fell by 410 last year down to 26,779 in January - and this is after ministers admitted it was already 2,000 midwives short

The Guardian - UK

New law means future medical scandals could be missed, says NHS watchdog

Exclusive: Staff ‘safe space’ means medical scandals such as Stafford and Shrewsbury may not be properly investigated

Nottingham Post

Ockenden maternity findings 'go much wider', say Nottingham parents' solicitors

The report into Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust found 'failures were repeated'

Chronicle Live

Tyneside medics reflect on 'sobering' Ockenden report into tragic maternity deaths

Medics in charge of midwifery at three of the region's hospital trusts have reflected on lessons which can be learned from the Ockenden Report into avoidable deaths of babies and some mums in the Midlands.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on falling satisfaction with the NHS: broken promises

Editorial: Cuts did not cause the dreadful maternity care failures uncovered by Donna Ockenden. But they are part of a deeply worrying bigger picture

The Guardian - UK

The horrific birth stories from Shrewsbury NHS trust are haunting. Sadly, they’re not unique

More than 200 babies died through lack of care. Why are women in childbirth repeatedly treated so badly, asks Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Sajid Javid vows to ‘go after’ those responsible for NHS maternity scandal

Health secretary says he wants people held to account for Shrewsbury and Telford hospital trust failings

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