US EditionManslaughter case launched into Nottingham baby deaths
- In September 2023, Nottinghamshire Police began investigating Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust for possible corporate manslaughter in connection with deaths and serious injuries linked to maternity care.
- The investigation follows longstanding concerns about severe harm caused by gross negligence in the trust's management of maternity services before these deaths occurred.
- The trust is undergoing an unprecedented NHS maternity investigation overseen by ex-senior midwife Donna Ockenden, which is reviewing over 2,000 cases involving deaths and injuries to evaluate care at Nottingham’s maternity services.
- Dr Jack and Sarah Hawkins, former employees of the trust whose daughter Harriet passed away in 2016, described the lasting and severe impact the experience has had on their lives and emphasized that the investigation represents just one step toward achieving accountability.
- While corporate manslaughter prosecution targets the trust, families and campaigners stress it does not address individual accountability, underscoring a continued fight for justice amid widespread family trauma.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust investigated for corporate manslaughter
Nottinghamshire police are investigating a NHS trust for corporate manslaughter following deaths and serious injuries related to its maternity care. The Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is already the subject of an inquiry examining more than two thousand cases.
NHS trust faces corporate manslaughter probe over deaths of hundreds of babies
A SCANDAL-HIT NHS trust is being investigated for potential offences of corporate manslaughter after hundreds of babies died or were seriously injured. Detectives launched a criminal investigation in 2023 over allegations of severe harm that allegedly unfolded at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust. SWNSThe inquiry on the NHS trust follows deaths and serious injuries related to maternity care[/caption] SWNSPolice are reviewing more t…
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