British midwife and independent maternity-review chair
The Ockenden-led maternity inquiry has found potentially avoidable harms across NUH maternity units, with hundreds of families contributing to a report that details bullying, poor care, and leadership instability spanning more than a decade. The findings call for real change in England’s maternity services.
A major Nottingham maternity care review has found widespread failures across care, with 520 cases of harm graded as significant or major. The report calls for accountability and potential public inquiry, as families push for truth and reforms across the NHS maternity system.
An independent inquiry led by Donna Ockenden has detailed failings across Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, with families and staff contributing to a high-profile review. The probe follows a 2020 exposé and ongoing police investigations into maternity care at NUH, including a corporate manslaughter case and investigations into two mortuary practices.