This was the front page that exposed the hospital maternity unit horror. The Trust s response? Scaremongering. irresponsible. untrue . So, how COULD they have sunk so low?
The report revealed how more than 60 babies and mothers were feared to have died or suffered devastating harm at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital
The Trust s response was irresponsible, scaremongering, and untrue
A report published yesterday identified hundreds of cases of potentially sub-standard care which contributed to the deaths of a dozen women and babies
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Richard Stanton s baby died six hours after she was born and yesterday a review concluded mothers and babies had died needlessly at the hands of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH). The report called for immediate action across all maternity services to prevent more fatalities, stillbirths and babies suffering brain damage. The review by former senior midwife Donna Ockenden found families were dismissed when trying to raise concerns about poor care over decades.
In December 2016, the concerns of two families whose babies died after being delivered at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust led to an investigation into the Trust’s maternity care.
Patient Safety Minister Nadine Dorries gave a statement to the House of Commons about the Ockenden review of maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
Cathy Smith the former Head of Midwifery at Shrewsbury Hospital
Simon Wright left his £160,000 chief executive role with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust last year amid the investigation into claims that dozens of babies died or suffered brain damage.
He was among several senior staff members at the trust – including its former head of midwifery and director of nursing – to walk into other senior roles following the scandal.
Just months after allegedly being pushed out as chief executive by NHS bosses, Mr Wright, 54, took up a job with a US healthcare firm which previously worked with his NHS trust.
Richard Stanton, who exposed failings at Shrewsbury and Telford after the death of his newborn daughter Kate Stanton-Davies in 2009, said Mr Wright had been ‘rewarded for failure’.