Donna Ockenden urges families to come forward for the Nottingham maternity review
Wed 17th August, 2022
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 with experiences of maternity failings wrote to former Health Secretary Sajid Javid demanding the action. A much-criticised initial review was subsequently scrapped.
Ms Ockenden, who uncovered 200 avoidable baby deaths at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust across two decades, said the review is now open to families, NHS workers and others who wish to contribute.