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Health bosses in Nottingham say 61 cases, some dating back to 2019, are still under investigation.

Maternity units at Nottingham's City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre are the subject of an ongoing reviewManagers at crisis-hit maternity units in Nottingham are dealing with a backlog of 61 "serious incident" investigations dating back to 2019.The trust says it aimed to clear the backlog by Christmas.TheTwelve of the incidents involve maternal deaths, neonatal deaths, stillbirths or severe brain injury in babies.

NUH's director of midwifery Sharon Wallis told a board meeting in September: "We have a significant number of Serious Incidents. We have a cluster being reviewed. We have support from the regional team to try to get through the backlog."I've personally spoken to one of the women [involved] and apologised profusely, because it isn't good enough."

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