Donna Ockenden will discuss her Shrewsbury maternity scandal review with bereaved families this week.
The inquiry, led by Donna Ockenden, investigated almost 1,600 incidents at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust over more than 20 years
The author of a review into failing maternity services is to meet affected families to discuss her findings.at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust . The senior midwife will meet the affected families who she said will soon receive the findings of independent reviews into each case.Speaking to the BBC, Ms Ockenden recalled how she would cry in her hotel room after hearing the "profound and heart-breaking" cases during her inquiry.
"The thing that my team found most distressing was the lack of listening to parents and brushing them aside", she said. "Having met hundreds and hundreds of families face-to-face and hearing these awful stories, it was a big load to carry.This week she is set to meet some of the families face-to-face in Shrewsbury to discuss the outcome of her team's findings about their cases.
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