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Nottingham families' 'immense relief' as Donna Ockenden appointed maternity review chair

The move comes after more than 100 families wrote to Health Secretary Sajid Javid

Nottingham Post

Nottingham maternity units still have serious problems, report says

Inspectors warn services must improve, as Shropshire baby deaths inquiry midwife to lead review

The Guardian - UK

Midwife who led Shrewsbury maternity scandal probe to chair Nottingham review

Donna Ockenden was appointed chair of the review into maternity services at the Nottingham trust on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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Nottingham maternity scandal: Donna Ockenden to chair new review in victory for families

New chair ‘delighted’ to take over

The Independent UK

Nottingham maternity scandal: Government rejected proposed inquiry chair as ‘too independent,’ claims Jeremy Hunt

‘We plead with Sajid, as a father, to prevent the need for us to fight during our darkest moments’, say parents

The Independent UK

Donna Ockenden speaks out amid growing calls for her to head review into Nottingham maternity services

She says she is 'lost for words' over the current situation

Nottingham Post

NHS trust apologises after mother ‘ignored and neglected’ before son’s death

Quinn Lias Parker died 36 hours after birth at Nottingham’s City Hospital in July last year.

The Independent UK

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Hope returns for Donna Ockenden to review NUH maternity services as her work in Shropshire nears end

It was announced this week that Julie Dent will not proceed as Chair of the review

Nottingham Post

Sajid Javid meets Nottingham grieving families as newly appointed NUH review chair steps down

Heartbroken parents are still calling for Donna Ockenden to take the helm

Nottingham Post

New chairwoman of Nottingham maternity review steps down

The Department of Health and Social Care said newly appointed Julie Dent had stepped down for ‘personal reasons’.

The Independent UK

Nottingham maternity scandal: Families slam NHS over ‘silence’ following no confidence vote

‘There has been silence. Families remain in utter limbo,’ says Sarah Hawkins whose daughter Harriet died in 2016

The Independent UK

‘Further traumatised’ families reject new chair of Nottingham maternity review

Some families have said they have no confidence in the process

Nottingham Post

Nottingham maternity scandal: Families ask newly appointed review chair to step down

‘We were so angry, confused and just felt completely deceived’ by the NHS one Nottingham family said

The Independent UK

Health secretary appoints new chair to investigate baby deaths at Nottingham hospitals

It falls short of a full public inquiry

Nottingham Post

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The Guardian - UK

Relentlessly pushing the idea of ‘natural’ childbirth is an affront to pregnant women

The Ockenden report revealed fatal myths in maternity care. But their potent allure remains

The Guardian - UK

‘I was told they didn’t offer C-sections’ – the dangerous obsession with ‘natural births’

Amid recent maternity scandals, women are speaking out about not being listened to when having a baby – in some cases with terrible consequences

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North East NHS trust removes 'normal births' midwife job advert after campaigners raise concerns

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has removed an advert criticised for promoting the idea of "normal birth" - which has been discredited by a key recent report

The Independent UK

NHS trusts under fire for adverts for midwives committed to ‘normal birth’

The job adverts drew condemnation on Twitter after being posted by patient safety campaigner James Titcombe.

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Nottingham Post

Donna Ockenden message to bereaved families in full as calls made for Nottingham maternity review

100 families sent a letter calling for an independent inquiry

The Independent UK

Shrewsbury inquiry chair willing to investigate Nottingham maternity scandal

Any potential probe by Donna Ockenden would be subject to approval by Sajid Javid

The Independent UK

Midwife who led Shrewsbury maternity probe ‘would chair Nottingham review’

Families affected by alleged maternity failures Nottingham University Hospitals have called for Donna Ockenden to be put in charge.

Nottingham Post

Ockenden 'agrees to investigate Nottingham maternity services' after urgent calls for public inquiry

She is 'honoured and touched' to have been asked by the families to lead an inquiry

Nottingham Post

Government statement after families call for Nottingham maternity official review

It says it's closely monitoring progress made by the hospital trust

The Independent UK

Families call for chair of Ockenden inquiry to lead review into Nottingham maternity services

NHS-led review into Nottingham maternity services has been ‘moving with the viscosity of treacle’ say families

Nottingham Post

100 Nottingham families with stories of 'dead babies and traumatic births' call for Ockenden review

They have written to Sajid Javid

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