Nottingham maternity care scandal review: what are the key findings?

Review of 2,500 cases between 2012 and 2025 finds ‘systemic’ and ‘deep-rooted’ failures, a bullying culture and racism

• More than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds

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A review into the NHS’s biggest ever maternity care scandal has been published. Led by Donna Ockenden, an independent senior midwife, the review examined 2,500 cases involving mothers and babies dying or being seriously injured, or babies being stillborn, while under the care of Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust between 2012 and 2025. Below is a summary of the findings from the report.

• The subheading and text of this article was amended on 24 June 2026. An earlier version said the report reviewed cases from 2012 to 2015; in fact, it covered cases up to 2025.