Midwifery expert to chair independent inquiry into Leeds maternity failures The investigation was formally commissioned by Health Secretary Wes Streeting The Independent UK · Mar 10
Senior midwife Donna Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity services investigation The independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was ordered by Wes Streeting in October. Evening Standard · Mar 10
Wes Streeting launches independent inquiry into maternity failures by Leeds hospitals Families call for Donna Ockenden to head up new independent inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025
Families welcome independent inquiry into maternity services at NHS Trust Bereaved families have welcomed the independent inquiry into maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS. Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025
Bereaved mothers hold up 56 babygrows in ’emotional’ meeting with Wes Streeting Some of the mothers said the Health Secretary had been ‘moved, shocked, horrified and appalled’ by their stories. Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025
‘Women feel like failures if they haven’t had a “normal” birth’: how the NCT has shaped childbirth in the UK It was founded to promote natural deliveries and has become Britain’s biggest and most influential antenatal charity – but did its policies harm some mothers and babies? The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024
Couple demand answers after baby dies 30 minutes after birth at Leeds General Infirmary Fiona Winser-Ramm and husband Daniel still seeking explanation for daughter Aliona's death nearly three years ago Leeds Live · Dec 11, 2022