Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is under corporate manslaughter investigation by Northumbria Police regarding the care of Valdo Calocane, who fatally attacked three people in June 2023 after being discharged from the trust's care due to missed appointments.
A review of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust reveals systemic failures in mortuary care, including disposal of babies as clinical waste and sending graphic post-mortem images to grieving families, exacerbating trauma beyond initial losses.
Lady Amos' review finds England's maternity and neonatal services unfit for purpose, citing systemic failures and a "cover-up culture." Recommendations include automatic rights to independent investigations for dissatisfied families and binding national standards for maternity triage.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust CEO Anthony May expressed shock and upset over a damning maternity review, revealing systemic failures led to hundreds of deaths and harm. The report, led by Donna Ockenden, found 520 potentially avoidable outcomes and a 'bullying and toxic' culture, prompting May to commit to improvements.
A report uncovered systemic, deep-rooted, and sustained failures in maternity and neonatal care, leading to severe harm or death for mothers and babies. It highlighted ignored patient concerns, a toxic workplace culture with chronic understaffing, and exacerbated health inequalities for minority groups, causing significant psychological trauma.
Inspectors found eight bodies in "advanced deterioration" at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust due to delayed transfer to a freezer. The trust also faces scrutiny over identification wristband checks and faces an ongoing inquiry into maternity services.
The NHS's largest maternity review, into Nottingham University Hospital Trust, will publish findings on widespread failings leading to baby deaths and harm, with 2,500 families and 800 staff contributing. The trust has paid millions in compensation, including a £1.6m fine.
Two men, aged 55 and 59, were arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office related to operating practices in the mortuary service at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust. The arrests were made as part of 'Operation Perth', an investigation into maternity services at NUH, which is also the focus of a major independent review.
A major report into maternity failures at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust, investigating around 2,500 families' experiences between 2012 and 2025, will be released this week. Led by Donna Ockenden, the inquiry covers stillbirths, neonatal deaths, and severe injuries, following a decade-long campaign for justice.
An NHS trust has been fined £300,000 after admitting to failing to provide safe care to Chris Elliot, 59, who died from a pseudomonas aeruginosa infection contracted from a contaminated hospital shower while undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia at Cheltenham General Hospital.
An NHS trust has agreed to pay £28m in damages to the family of a six-year-old girl left brain-damaged at birth due to "catastrophic, life-changing injuries". The trust admitted mistakes in monitoring the baby's heart rate during labour.
Research suggests higher empathy scores in NHS hospitals correlate with improved patient safety, staff wellbeing, and reduced spending on agency staff. The study, which ranked trusts on empathy, found modest increases in scores linked to better CQC ratings and less burnout.
An inquiry into Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has revealed offensive acronyms like "FOH" (F*** Off Home) used by midwives to dismiss pregnant women. Documents and staff testimonies highlight a toxic culture, chronic understaffing, and a failure to address serious incidents, impacting thousands of families.
Midwives at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust used the offensive acronym 'FOH' (F*** Off Home) to refer to pregnant women, according to a BBC Panorama investigation. The inquiry into the trust, which has faced numerous allegations of poor care, is due to publish its findings on June 24.
An NHS trust has sacked 11 staff members for inappropriately accessing the medical records of victims of the Nottingham attacks. The families of the victims welcomed the action but called it a "kick in the teeth" amid an ongoing inquiry.
An NHS trust has dismissed 11 staff members and disciplined 14 others for illegally accessing the medical records of victims of the 2023 Nottingham attacks. The families of the victims expressed outrage at the scale of the misconduct.
An inquest has found that NHS trusts failed a mother by not recognising complications during a high-risk home birth in Enfield, north London, which led to the death of seven-day-old Poppy Hope Lomas. The coroner said the failure to act on warning signs was a serious lapse in care, with an ambulance not called until two minutes after birth when the baby showed no signs of life.
A study of elective surgery at 91 English NHS trusts found 10% of operations are cancelled the day before surgery and 9% postponed at pre-op appointments, equating to approximately 300,000 cancellations nationally. Nearly 40% of these cancellations could be avoided if issues were identified 3-5 days earlier. The research, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, found two-thirds of pre-op postponements occur because patients need further tests or specialist review. With over 6 million patients waiting for treatment, authors call for overhauling clinical pathways with earlier screening and better scheduling.
