Parents are calling on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to convene a Public Inquiry to address concerns regarding the safety of maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH).

We believe without a public inquiry things will not improve at NUH therefore putting mothers and babies life's at risk of harm and/or death.

The families of babies who died whilst under the care of NUHT have 'lost trust in the system', the same system that is undertaking the current 'Thematic Review'.

Parents deserve an independent Public Inquiry into maternity services at the Trust.

In 2020 regulator CQC downgraded NUH maternity services to inadequate and despite warning notices and promises to learn lessons babies and mothers have continued to be harmed or have sadly died as a result of continued systemic failings without redress by senior leadership. https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/02/lives-of-mothers-and-babies-left-in-danger-at-nottingham-university-hospitals-trust-report

In 2018 hospital staff had written to the trust warning of safety concerns about maternity services. What action was taken as a result of these concerns?

Chair of the Nottingham council Health Scrutiny Committee has stated “enough is enough” following a series of baby deaths and injuries at the Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital. https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/newsroom/news/health-scrutiny-chair-calls-for-public-inquiry-int

There is sufficient public concern for a full public inquiry to be launched into failures of NUH maternity services.

MP Jeremy Hunt has previously supported the call by families for a public inquiry. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nottingham-maternity-inquiry-jeremy-hunt-b1876296.html?amp

Nottinghamshire Health Scrutiny Committee have called for a public inquiry and for the resignation of two senior leaders at NUH to resign.

A public inquiry is now the only way to restore public confidence in the safety of maternity services at NUH.

Although a thematic review is currently being undertaken and families hope this can bring about rapid change to the safety of services at NUH this does not answer the question as to why this had happened and why the situation was allowed to get so bad. There has been no accountability of senior bosses.

News article (Channel 4)

Parents should feel safe when accessing Maternity services and that’s why a public inquiry is so important. Even if your experience was positive, as a community we owe it to the safety of all women and the future of our families to hold those to account for presiding over a maternity service in crisis.