As of the end of the day on the 31^st May 2025, the Review closed to new cases. This means that we are no longer accepting new families into the Review. The Trust will identify cases that meet the Review’s Terms of Reference up until 31^st May and will notify the Review of these cases as soon as they can; this means that these families will receive initial contact from the Review team after the closing date of the 31^st May. The Review team will continue to: review family cases and write personalised family feedback, meet with families, and staff, analyse their findings, write the final report. Our team are contactable Monday-Friday 8am-5pm to answer any questions that you may have.

Ockenden Maternity Review

Dr Vicky Payne

Dr Vicky Payne is a Principal Teaching Fellow and pathway lead for the MSc Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner programme at the University of Southampton. She has 15 years’ experience working in tertiary neonatal services and completed her PhD investigating the implementation of a complex intervention in neonatal care. She undertakes consultancy projects focusing on improvement in neonatal care, is an active member of the European Society for Paediatric Research scientific committees, and an associate editor for the Maternal and Children’s Health journal.

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