Force bosses to face MPs over maternity scandal, says Streeting
Summary
Wes Streeting, a former UK health secretary, has urged Parliament to use its authority to require senior NHS staff to testify about a major maternity care scandal at Nottingham University Hospitals. The scandal involved avoidable harm to hundreds of mothers and babies, but many senior staff refused to give evidence during the official inquiry.Key Facts
- The Nottingham maternity scandal review found many babies and mothers suffered avoidable harm.
- Donna Ockenden conducted the review, interviewing 35 out of 66 senior staff approached.
- Wes Streeting called senior staff who refused to participate "cowardly" and wants them summoned before a parliamentary committee.
- Parliamentary committees can compel witnesses to attend and answer questions.
- The review involved input from about 2,500 families and 800 NHS staff members.
- Some senior executives currently working at Nottingham University Hospitals have cooperated with the inquiry.
- The inquiry found that different care could have changed outcomes for 260 babies who died or were harmed.
- Whistleblower Jack Hawkins, whose daughter was stillborn, expressed concern that parliamentary hearings could interfere with an ongoing police investigation.
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