It comes as Donna Ockenden continues to undertake a large-scale review of failings at the trust's maternity units
Eighteen midwives recruited from South Africa are among new staff in maternity services at Nottingham hospitals as part of a plan to increase resources and improve care for mothers and babies. The midwives will start work in May after the trust which runs both main city hospitals sent a team to the country in an attempt to solve problems recruiting new staff in the department.
Labour councillor Michelle Welsh said her experience within NUH’s maternity services is being looked at as part of the Ockenden review. She said: “What has happened has utterly devastated lives. Cllr Welsh added: “You’ve been issued with a record fine of £800,000. The Andrews family had to stand up in a court of law and talk about an utterly horrendous situation.“Your own midwives sent a letter to the board, some of them are still in place now – and that letter was fundamentally ignored. You apologised to families and they appreciate that. But we don’t want sorry, we want action.
“As well as staff needing to be held to account for individual failings, it is equally important that the trust provides staff with support and guidance so they are operating correctly. I do believe we’ve made improvements in the way we support our colleagues.”
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