Abi Rimmer

This topic must be handled with sensitivity and at the appropriate time, Abi Rimmer hears Respecting one another is key “This is a very emotive and personal topic for many, if not all, of us. It is one that, on a pragmatic level, does need to be discussed in terms of service provision and maintaining patient safety. “Equally, however, it is one that requires discussion with the utmost respect, no matter the view of the other person, whether it is the same as yours or the polar opposite.

More than 500 mothers and babies sustained serious and avoidable harm from a catalogue of failings in NHS maternity services in Nottingham, a landmark inquiry has concluded. Led by the senior midwife Donna Ockenden,1 the independent review found that the deaths of 156 children and six mothers could have been avoided with better care.