Following the publication of
the second and final Ockenden Report into Maternity Services, The Rotherham NHS
Foundation Trust would like to express our heartfelt condolences to all the
families affected.
Maternity Services in England
are under a lot of scrutiny and surveillance, focusing on Maternity safety, to
ensure that the services we provide to our mothers, families and their babies are
safe, kind and personalised. The report is a difficult read for all, and we
would like to reassure everyone who uses our services, as well as our
colleagues, that The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving
outcomes for women and babies. We have implemented a number of quality
improvement initiatives to improve the care that we offer, following best
practice guidance. We work very hard to ensure that our service is open and
honest in our approach to reporting and investigating incidents, with an
embedded culture of learning and striving to provide patients with outstanding
care and birth experiences.
We will continue to work with
our teams and our service users to further embed the learning from the second Ockenden
report. We will continue to listen to
the views and feedback from women and families who use our Maternity Services
and ensure that we fully engage with families on all service improvements and
developments.
We appreciate that many of you
may be upset by the report and we encourage you to discuss any concerns with
your Midwife.
You can see our response and actions following the first Ockenden report here.