Our work assessing maternity care provision by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust concluded with publication of our Report in March 2022 (available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/final-report-of-the-ockenden-review). As of June 2024 we are setting up connections between the Trust and families affected by the Trust’s maternity care provision. The purpose of this is to help the Trust with … Continued
Download Newsletter PDF Clinical Reviews We have now started to receive electronic copies of medical records which will allow us to start the review process. We have recently developed and tested a “data capture tool” to allow information collected from my independent team’s reviews to be recorded. Our Clinical Team is complete and we have … Continued
‘The death of Wynter Andrews so soon after her birth in 2019 is a tragedy, the effects of which will remain with her parents Sarah and Gary and her little brother Bowie forever. We are already clear from the inquest held in 2020 that Wynter’s death was an avoidable tragedy; put simply it should not … Continued
Donna Ockenden urges families to come forward for the Nottingham maternity review The midwife leading a review into Nottingham’s maternity services has urged families and staff to come forward with their experiences. Donna Ockenden was appointed in May to head the inquiry into the services at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital. It was launched after more than 100 families … Continued
Donna Ockenden: families will be ‘at the heart’ of review into NUH maternity services Senior midwife Donna Ockenden says families will be “at the heart” of a new review into Nottingham’s inadequate maternity services. Ms Ockenden today visited Nottingham ahead of chairing her own independent review into Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH), where maternity units are … Continued
Message from Donna Ockenden – Chair of the Independent maternity review The Shrewsbury and Telford Maternity Review has now concluded and published its final report. The Chair, Donna Ockenden, and her team thank all the families and stakeholders for their cooperation, support and assistance. As the review has now concluded the maternity review team will … Continued
Today, Wednesday 30 March 2022, marks the publication of our final report of the Independent Review of maternity services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. Our independent multi – professional team of midwives and doctors including obstetricians, neonatologists, obstetric anaesthetists, a physician, cardiologist, neurologist and others have examined the maternity care and treatment … Continued
