Nottingham families were right about maternity failings; now ministers must listen to their calls for a statutory public inquiry

The largest maternity review in NHS history has laid bare a decade of systemic failure affecting more than 2500 families. 1Donna Ockenden's review found that the board and senior leaders of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust were aware of serious concerns, yet repeated failures to confront these led to further preventable harm.

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BMJ
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2026-06-29
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-100106
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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Nottingham families were right about maternity failings; now ministers must listen to their calls for a statutory public inquiry

Marija Pantelic
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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Nottingham families were right about maternity failings; now ministers must listen to their calls for a statutory public inquiry

Marija Pantelic
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Abstract

The largest maternity review in NHS history has laid bare a decade of systemic failure affecting more than 2500 families. 1Donna Ockenden's review found that the board and senior leaders of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust were aware of serious concerns, yet repeated failures to confront these led to further preventable harm.

BMJVol. 393
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 5%
Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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Nottingham families were right about maternity failings; now ministers must listen to their calls for a statutory public inquiry — Marija Pantelic · BMJ (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS