'No-one will escape accountability' says maternity review chair

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Almost 1,900 families are part of an ongoing independent review into hundreds of baby deaths and injuries at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH)

The chair of a review into maternity care at Nottingham hospitals says she will do "everything she can" to make sure everybody is held to account. Almost 1,900 families are part of an ongoing independent review into hundreds of baby deaths and injuries at Nottingham University Hospitals - the biggest in NHS history.

Families wishing to contact the independent review can do so by emailing nottsreview@donnaockenden.com or by filling out an online form here "If we come across serious significant issues of concern we will report them straight away," said Ms Ockenden. "Whether someone is in post or has subsequently retired, we think it is their public duty to fully co-operate with the review.

Around 720 staff, both past and present, have contacted the review. Ms Ockenden said workers had raised concerns over staffing levels - "although we're told that's starting to improve" - and midwives not being given time to care. "What staff are telling us is there's an entrenched and long term problem that can't be fixed overnight. There is some improvement and it will be something we need to monitor closely."

“We know we have much more to do and we are focussed on improving our services. Overall, we are improving – this is evidenced in the latest CQC inspection report, and the recently published CQC maternity survey for 2023.

NHS NHS Ockenden Review Queen's Medical Centre

 

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