Have you been affected by poor maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH)?
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Serious failings identified within the maternity services in Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) led to a review commissioned by the NHS England. As one of the largest maternity hospitals in the UK, numerous families have been affected and may be in need of support.
Maternity services at the Trust have been rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) since 2020. In the CQC’s latest inspection, the Trust’s services continue to be rated as inadequate. The CQC found the service did not always have enough medical staff with the right qualifications, skills, training and experience to keep women and babies safe from avoidable harm and to provide the right care and treatment.
What is the Ockenden maternity review?
The nationally-commissioned review will focus on identifying areas of concern within maternity care at NUH and will provide information and recommend actions to help improve the safety and quality of maternity care and the handling of concerns at NUH when they are raised by women and/or their families.
The Review will be led by an independent chair, Donna Ockenden, who investigated the Telford and Shrewsbury maternity scandal and will be supported by a wider review team. Cases in the scope of the review will include clinical incidents where mothers and/or babies have suffered severe harm or death.
The Review will consider cases from 1 April 2012 to a time anticipated to be 3 months before publication of the final report.
When will the maternity review be completed?
The Review began on 1 September 2022 and is expected to last 18 months (estimated completion March 2024).
Learning and recommendations will be shared with NUH as they become apparent to allow action to be taken immediately to improve the safety of maternity care at the Trust.
Making a maternity and birth injury claim
The birth of a child is often considered one of the happiest moments of your life, however this is not always the case and mothers, babies and family members can be left with physical and mental birth injuries. Some are temporary and others are permanent, lasting a lifetime. Injuries can happen before, during or after the delivery of a baby.
If you or a loved one have sustained an injury as a result of maternity care at the NUH or have been contacted to participate in the review, we can support you and your family to get the answers you need to understand what went wrong.
Injury to a child
We understand from years of experience how life-changing it can be when a child suffers a birth injury and how vital it is to have access to compensation to provide for your child’s needs now and in the future. Obtaining the right level of compensation can ensure your child is able to access therapy, equipment, care, suitable accommodation, or all of those things and more.
Our specialist team will ensure we help you obtain everything needed to give you peace of mind, and your child financial security for the future.
Injuries can include:
- Birth injuries to the mother
- Birth injuries to the child (Cerebral Palsy, Erb’s Palsy, brain injuries, infection, fractures)
- Stillbirth
- Neonatal Death (neonatal death is when a baby dies within the first 28 days of life)
- Maternal Death
Still Birth, Neonatal or Maternal Death
Losing a loved one is difficult in any circumstance, however losing a partner or child during or shortly after pregnancy can be extremely traumatic. What is expected to be a happy and exciting situation can suddenly change and you may find yourself feeling alone with lots of unanswered questions.
When a loved one has died no amount of money is ever going to bring them back, however we may be able to investigate a claim to help you understand what happened and hopefully raise standards to that no one else has to go through what has happened to you.
This is a complex area of law and one of our specialty areas. Our team will deal with your enquiry in a sensitive manner and provide you with free legal advice.
Ison Harrison Solicitors
Please contact our specialist team of Medical Negligence Solicitors if you would like to discuss your maternity experience at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) or Nottingham City Hospital. We can review your case alongside any involvement you may have with the Ockenden maternity review.
We will fight hard to ensure that all avenues are explored, and you get the answers you deserve. At Ison Harrison we put you, the client at the heart of everything we do in order to support you when you need us the most.
Read our case study below about a previous maternity claim at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The hospital denied liability in full. Following further investigations and lengthy negotiations, our clinical negligence solicitors were able to agree a settlement in the sum of £350,000.
Support Resources
If you, your baby or a loved one has suffered harm during pregnancy or child birth, the following organisations may be able to offer further support:
