More than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds
The review found repeated failures in maternity care and said leadership knew about serious risks for years but did not act.
- On Wednesday, the Ockenden Report revealed that 520 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust , with 162 deaths including 156 babies and six mothers over 13 years.
- Systemic failures including understaffing and a "bullying and toxic culture" consistently prevented timely care, the report found; senior leadership instability and poor governance meant concerns were frequently suppressed.
- Operation Perth, a police investigation, arrested two men on Monday in connection with mortuary service lapses, including one baby left for 772 days, revealing the depth of institutional failures.
- NUH trust chairman Nick Carver and chief executive Anthony May apologized unreservedly, while Health Secretary James Murray pledged to "deliver lasting change" and roll out Martha's Rule to all maternity settings in England.
- Broader national reforms are underway as the NHS faces scrutiny following similar scandals at other trusts, with this inquiry serving as a "catalyst for lasting national change.
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An independent review into maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has highlighted an earlier NHS inquiry, which found hospital staff altered the medical records of six-hour-old Kate Stanton-Davies after she died. The review, led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, examined the care of around 2,500 families between 2012 and 2025. It concluded that hundreds of mothers and babies suffered avoidable harm and identified repeated fa…
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AlKhaleej TodayDamning report finds over 500 mothers and babies suffered avoidable harm at UK hospital
LONDON, June 25 — More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a damning report published yesterday, in the country’s latest maternity scandal.At least 156 cases involved the death of babies and six mothers also died at two units run by Nottingham University Hospitals Trust in central England.The independent probe was the largest maternity inquiry in the history of t…
Over 150 baby deaths linked to UK maternity scandal: probe
More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a damning report published on Wednesday, in the country’s latest maternity scandal. At least 156 cases involved the death of babies and six mothers also died at two units run by Nottingham University Hospitals Trust in central England. The independent probe was the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the state-run …
New report details long-standing systematic failures in Nottingham’s maternity care
On 24 June, independent senior midwife Donna Ockenden published her long-awaited review of failures in maternity care under Nottingham university hospitals (NUH) NHS trust. The report identified: long-standing and deeply embedded systemic failures across multiple areas of maternity and neonatal care. Then-health secretary Sajid Javid first commissioned the review after eight families came forward with accounts of the harm and loss they suffered.…
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