Shrewsbury maternity scandal: Hundreds of families sent letters as inquiry cases near 1,200

An independent investigation into one of the worst maternity safety scandals in NHS history has written to 400 families today as the number of cases under investigation swell to almost 1,200.

Despite the coronavirus crisis the review, chaired by midwifery expert Donna Ockenden, is continuing its work investigating poor maternity care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust where dozens of babies died or suffered brain damage as a result of poor care over several decades.

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Source: The Independent, 21 April 2020