Nottingham maternity review set to become UK's largest

A review into failings in maternity care in hospitals in Nottingham is set to become the largest in the UK, the BBC understands.

Donna Ockenden, chair of the inquiry, is expected to announce that 1,700 families' cases will be examined.

She was in charge of the probe into services in Shropshire, which found at least 201 babies and mothers might have survived had they received better care.

The review comes after dozens of baby deaths and injuries in Nottingham and focuses on the maternity units at the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital.

So far, 1,266 families have contacted the review team themselves directly and to date, 674 of these have given consent to join it.

But Ms Ockenden has called for a "radical review" to ensure "women from all communities" were being contacted by the trust and "felt confident" to come forward.

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Source: BBC News, 10 July 2023