A review into Nottingham hospital's maternity services is set to get underway. The review into Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), which is being led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, will officially start on Friday, September 1.
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.
Earlier this month Ms Ockenden, who uncovered 200 avoidable baby deaths at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust across two decades, urged families and staff to contact the review. NUH's maternity services at Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital are both rated 'inadequate' by health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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The NHS trust, which is currently being prosecuted over the death of baby Wynter Andrews in 2019, said it welcomed Ms Ockenden and her team. Chief Nurse Michelle Rhodes said: “We are deeply sorry for the unimaginable distress that has been caused due to failings in our maternity services.
"We know that an apology will never be enough and we owe it to those who have been failed, those we’re caring for today and to our staff to deliver a better maternity service for our communities. We welcome Donna Ockenden and her team to Nottingham and will work with them to achieve this.”
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