- The largest maternity review in NHS history, led by Donna Ockenden , is expected to reveal extensive failings at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, which led to the deaths of multiple babies and avoidable harm to families.
- Triggered by a 2020 expose by The Independent , the government-ordered inquiry has gathered experiences from approximately 2,500 families and over 800 staff members.
- Nottinghamshire Police launched a corporate manslaughter case in 2025 as part of a wider criminal investigation into NUH's maternity failings, and recently arrested two men in connection with mortuary service operating practices.
- Regulatory bodies, including the General Medical Council ( GMC ) and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), are investigating numerous allegations against individual staff members from NUH.
- Families, such as Jack and Sarah Hawkins and Gary and Sarah Andrews, who lost their babies due to NUH's failings, are calling for a statutory public inquiry into poor maternity care, following previous compensation payouts and fines against the trust.
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