donna 0ckenden was brought in, various other regulators, much has been hanging on this review becausendependent. it seems this was an interim report which was submitted to nhs leaders in england in february of this year. it was at about this point the scope of the enquiry was being quite dramatically widened. from a small number of cases to 270. now it seems as if donna 0ckenden, according to campaigners, is looking at 620 which have emerged going back to 1979 right up until the present. so that is significant. another significant key pa rt is significant. another significant key part of this leaked status report is for the first time, the number of deaths has been listed. 42 including three mothers and 39 babies. so that will come as a pretty shocking finding but this work is by no means complete. we are told by sources that donna 0ckenden‘s review is ongoing, will continue and this is a leak. but it isa continue and this is a leak. but it is a pretty... pretty difficult day for the families involved, it has come out like this. but they are pleased, i have spoken to one family, they

donna 0ckenden, heading that inquiry, submitted an update report in february this year, which was leakedndent. now it's understood her ongoing investigation is reviewing 620 cases. richard and rhiannon‘s daughter, kate, died in 2009, when she was justjust six days old. they've been campaigning forjustice ever since. a death at the hands of a trust who have got a culture... a toxic culture of lying and cover—up, a toxic culture of a wilful neglect to learn. they are failing, they're already in special measures, and me and rhiannon had to battle them every step of the way for the past ten years to get to where we are today. a spokesperson said the trust apologised unreservedly to families who'd been affected, but it would like to reassure all families using maternity services that work on improving them was continuing, without a wait for the official final report. hugh pym, bbc news. the independent‘s health correspodent shaun lintern — who has seen the leaked report — told us about some of the distressing detail included in its findings. what we've been given is a report that sets out a s

donna 0ckenden, leading the enquiry, submitted an update report in february this year which was leakeds. the report details a shocking catalogue of deaths and injuries to mothers and babies, but also a simple act of kindness. the trust made mistakes with babies names, in one case referring to a deceased child as it. parents were met with silence and obstruction. just hours after she was born, in 2009, baby kate sta nto n after she was born, in 2009, baby kate stanton davis died. in the decade since, her parents have led the fight to expose these failures in care. a wilful neglect to learn, they are failing, they are already in special measures, and we had to battle them every step of the way for the last ten years to get to where we are today for this leaked report to come out. eight years ago, at first reported on failures in the maternity unit at the morecambe bay trust, which also led to avoidable deaths of mothers and babies, and many of the themes from there are applicable here. a lack of openness and honesty, and much of that comes down to bad leadership. at ward level, individua

donna 0ckenden, leading the inquiry, submitted an update report in february this year, which was leakedgoing investigation is reviewing 620 cases. the report details a shocking catalogue of deaths and injuries to mothers and babies, but also a simple lack of kindness. the trust made mistakes with babies' names, in one case referring to a deceased child as "it". for years, parents seeking answers were met with a wall of silence and obstruction. just hours after she was born in 2009, baby kate stanton—davies died. in the decade since, her parents richard and rhiannon have led the fight to expose these failures of care. a wilful neglect to learn. they are failing, they are already in special measures, and me and rhiannon had to battle them every step of the way for the past ten years to get to where we are today, for this leaked report to come out. eight years ago, i first reported on failures at the maternity unit at the morecambe bay trust, which also led to the avoidable deaths of mothers and babies. and many of the themes from there are applicable for here. a toxic culture, poor clinic

the author of this report, donna 0ckenden, leading an investigation into the shrewsbury hospital trustistakes as far back as 1970s and what that meant was that families who kept coming to the hospital in that a0 year period have u nfortu nately the hospital in that a0 year period have unfortunately again and again. i have been healthjournalist now for more than 20 years and have written about many scandals and reading this report today and going to the detail it was to be on is quite upsetting. there are examples of babies, their bodies decomposing and mothers not being able to see them before they were buried. it really is a stark report and underlines i think the poor culture in this trust and also the wider safety questions that the nhs has done so. we cannot keep dismissing the scandals as a one—off and the independent newspaper is launching a campaign today to improve safety not just ina campaign today to improve safety not just in a maternity but across the nhs. the independent review now is looking at an investigation of 600 cases, not all of those may be the result of poor care