Grief for families affected by NUH maternity scandal deepens
The agony for families waiting for the results of Donna Ockenden's maternity inquiry into deaths and injuries at the Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital continues to be compounded by further news emerging about events and processes at the NUH Trust.
While police are currently investigating the Nottingham University Hospitals Trust on suspicion of corporate manslaughter of more than 2,000 babies and women because of the severity of the failings, a separate police investigation launched in February this year began into the loss of a data file at the Trust.
Now, a letter to the families involved in the inquiry from the assistant chief constable apparently states that the deletion of the file was most likely done "intentionally/maliciously rather than accidentally”, although the identity of the culprit cannot be determined.
The Trust had said that the computer file went missing in July 2024 for a few days. It was recovered after its deletion was noticed by the Trust which led to around 300 more cases involving baby deaths and maternity injuries being added to the Ockenden inquiry.
A statement from the Nottingham Affected Families Group describes the event as 'a patient safety emergency' and has called for anyone with further information to come forward urgently.
The Ockenden Review, looking into almost 2,500 cases, is finally expected to conclude in September 2026 and will hopefully bring some element of closure for families living with the grief, anger and uncertainty around what actually happened over a decade of failings and negligent treatment.
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