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May 2021
Review into Shropshire baby deaths appeals for staff to come forward
The review into maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTh), led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, published an interim report last year, focussing on the experience of families affected by the scandal, and now Ms Ockendon wishes to hear from staff “to understand exactly what did go on in maternity services”.
The interim report which was published in December last year, found that mothers were blamed for their babies’ deaths and a large number of women died in labour. Ms Ockenden said that as yet no staff members have been spoken to as “the first report was very much focussed around family voices.
“Now we feel we’re in a position to start understanding (staff’s) perspectives of what will have gone on. Did they raise concerns?”
Ms Ockenden’s team have launched a “staff voices initiative” and are looking to speak to staff currently working within the trust’s maternity services and anyone who worked at the trust for the period of the review, which dates back to 2000.
Ms Ockenden added that any conversations would be confidential and not shared with the trust.
Since publication of the interim report, NHS England has committed to spending £100m on improving maternity safety, while hundreds of senior NHS neonatal and maternity staff across England are to receive “leadership training”.
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