Maternity care needs more than answers: it needs change

Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The Ockenden Review into maternity and neonatal services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was damning. It confirmed what families, staff and previous reviews have been saying for years: the failures in maternity care are serious, repeated and systemic. The Nottingham review examined more than 2,500 family cases and engaged with more than 830 […]

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Another statutory inquiry into maternity care would be a mistake – here’s why

Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The Ockenden Review painted a deeply troubling picture of maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. It confirmed what families, NHS staff and previous reviews had been saying for years: not isolated mistakes but long-running failures across the service. The Nottingham review examined the experiences of more than 2,500 families, more than 2,500 […]

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