Nottingham maternity review – letters sent to more than 1,000 families

Letters have been sent to over 1,000 families identified as having cases which may be relevant to an ongoing review into maternity failings at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, led by midwife Donna Ockenden.

 

The review comes after dozens of babies died or were left injured at hospitals run by the trust.

 

Ms Ockenden was approached by families in Nottingham after chairing a review into the deaths of more than 200 babies at Shrewsbury in what was deemed to be the UK’s biggest maternity scandal.

 

A spokesperson for the hospital trust said letters would start to arrive this week, containing information about the review and how people can get involved if they wish to.

 

The spokesperson added “We are committed to making the necessary and sustainable improvements to our maternity services and this is why we will continue to do all we can to support the work of the independent review.”

 

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