New funding for maternity leadership training following on from the Ockenden maternity review The Government has announced a £500,000 maternity leadership programme to train senior maternity and neonatal leaders. This follows on from the issue of leadership being identified as a key factor in Donna Ockenden’s independent review into cases of neglect and preventable baby deaths at Shrewsbury … Continued
Please read letter from England’s Chief Midwifery Officer and National Clinical Director for Maternity regarding next steps following the publication of our first report on the 10th December 2020. Read the letter
Nursing and Midwifery Council’s response to the Ockenden Report. Read more
Donna Ockenden appears before The Health Select Committee 15th December 2020 Today, 15th December 2020 as the Chair of the Independent Maternity Review at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Donna Ockenden was asked to appear before the Health Select Committee at The Houses of Parliament. Donna was invited to answer questions from the Select Committee … Continued
Please read letter from Chief Executive, Executive/National Director and National Medical Director for NHS England and NHS Improvement regarding next steps following the publication of our first report on the 10th December 2020.
Actions in Donna Ockenden Review must be acted upon immediately by all maternity services say Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Strong leadership, challenging poor workplace culture, and ringfencing maternity funding are key to improving safety. That’s the message from two leading Royal Colleges as they respond to … Continued
Baby Lifeline, the mother and baby charity, supports all recommendations made in today’s emerging findings report in to maternity care failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). These ‘essential and immediate actions’ originate from The Ockenden Review’s preliminary analysis of 250 cases of concern, including the original 23 cases that led to the … Continued
Ockenden Report a shocking indictment of poor care at Shrewsbury and Telford, says Birth Trauma Association Today’s report from the Ockenden Review of maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust makes for shocking reading. It is clear that good practice was frequently not followed.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) statement following the publication of the first report Professor Ted Baker, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, said: “The death or injury of a new baby or mother is a devastating tragedy and something that everyone working in the health and care system must do all they can to prevent. “The emerging findings from Donna … Continued
West Mercia Police statement following the publication of the first report Assistant Chief Constable for West Mercia Police, Geoff Wessell, said: “Our investigation is running concurrently to the Ockenden Review and we have had sight of the report that has been released today. “We are mindful that the families involved with the review have waited patiently … Continued
