Ockenden report live: largest maternity review in NHS history to be published

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden investigated stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths, and babies or mothers who suffered brain damage and other injuries ‘Truly horrific’: five stories from the NHS maternity scandal The report of the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the NHS is due to be published today and is expected to outline widespread failings in the care provided to women in Nottingham. As previously reported by the Guardian, the report will reveal a catalogue of appalling behavi
The affected families are urging the prime minister to launch a statutory public inquiry into maternity and neonatal services across England, as “safe care can only be only consistent when the full truth is known.”
Coverage from 5 sources
- Ockenden report live: largest maternity review in NHS history to be publishedGuardian - World · Taz Ali · Jun 24, 2026, 10:25 AM
- Ockenden report live: major NHS maternity review finds hundreds of deaths and serious injuries at ‘toxic’ trustGuardian - World · Vivian Ho (now) and Taz Ali (earlier) · Jun 24, 2026, 12:48 PM
- Ockenden report live: families call for public inquiry after damning report into ‘toxic’ NHS maternity careGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now) and Vivian Ho(earlier) · Jun 24, 2026, 12:58 PM
- Ockenden report live: families call for public inquiry and say babies treated with ‘absence of dignity’Guardian - World · Taz Ali (now) and Vivian Ho (earlier) · Jun 24, 2026, 1:30 PM
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