Inside the NHS’s Biggest Maternity Scandal — How Nottingham Failed Mothers and Babies

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The findings explain how warnings remained unresolved while more families suffered avoidable harm.

Families Forced the Scandal Into Public View

Problems Had Been Known for Years

Hundreds of Outcomes Were Potentially Avoidable

Women’s Warnings Were Regularly Dismissed

Clinical Failures Appeared Across the Entire Journey

Understaffing Left Services Dangerously Stretched

Bullying Prevented Staff From Speaking Up

Racism and Inequality Increased the Risk

Failures Continued After Babies Died

Reform Has Begun but Accountability Remains Unresolved

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A 401-page independent review has exposed years of dangerous maternity and neonatal care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Published on June 24, 2026, it examined experiences at Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital, mainly between 2012 and 2025.

Led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, the investigation found that serious clinical mistakes were reinforced by understaffing, bullying, racism, weak leadership and repeated failures to listen. The findings explain how warnings remained unresolved while more families suffered avoidable harm.

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