New report backs police findings over deleted child death files at Nottingham hospital trust
A report has been published
A new report has backed earlier police findings that files relating to child deaths at a Nottingham hospital trust were likely to have been deliberately deleted.
The files, which contained information about child, neonatal and maternal deaths, were removed from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) systems in July 2024.
Nottinghamshire Police previously investigated the incident and reached a similar conclusion, finding the deletion was most likely intentional or malicious rather than accidental.
However, investigators were unable to establish who was responsible.
The latest report also highlights failings in the Trust's systems, including the absence of an audit trail to show who had accessed or deleted the files.
The data was later recovered, and NUH has apologised to affected families.
The Trust says it has since taken steps to improve its systems and prevent something similar happening again.
The findings come amid wider scrutiny of NUH following the major maternity investigation led by Donna Ockenden.