Health secretary seeks advice over maternity inquiry staff who refused to give evidence
UK Health Secretary James Murray is seeking legal advice on whether senior clinicians who refused to participate in the Ockenden Review into maternity failings at Nottingham University Hospitals can be compelled to testify. The review identified systemic failures and avoidable harm in over 500 cases.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing struggle for accountability in the NHS and the potential for new legislation to ensure transparency in public inquiries.
Image source, PA Image caption, James Murray said he was "quite winded" by the "sheer scale and depth" of maternity failings in Nottingham
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