NHS maternity scandal: Inquiry into baby deaths now looking at 900 cases

The inquiry into Britain's worst maternity scandal is now reviewing 900 cases, a health minister has confirmed.

The Ockenden Review, which was set up to examine baby deaths in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, was initially charged with examining 23 cases, but Nadine Dorries, a health minister, confirmed to the Commons that an additional 877 cases are being reviewed.

A leaked report in November said a "toxic culture" stretching back 40 years reigned at the hospital trust as babies and mothers suffered avoidable deaths. The review will conclude at the end of the year.

Jeremy Hunt, the former health secretary, said it was "deeply shocking" to hear of the new details and asked that the inquiry is "resolved as quickly as possible".

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Source: The Telegraph, 16 January 2020