A chair finally been appointed for an independent review into maternity and neonatal services in Sussex, nearly 10 months after the investigation was first announced by Wes Streeting.
Midwife Donna Ockenden will lead the review, which is now expected to look far wider than the nine deaths at University Hospitals Susex Foundation Trust it was originally expected to examine.
Families affected have been calling for Ms Ockenden to be chosen.
She is already chairing the inquiry into maternity at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, and was recently appointed to head a similar inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals. She previously led the inquiry into Shrewsbury and Telford maternity.
The health and social care secretary, who met with Sussex families on Wednesday afternoon, said afterwards: “Donna Ockenden has earned the trust of families across the country through her tireless work to uncover the truth and drive lasting change in maternity care. I know she will bring that same dedication to Sussex.”
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Source: HSJ, 16 April 2026
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