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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

3/3 We will continue to amplify voices, break down barriers & show our support to families & communities across Nottinghamshire.🎗️ We are proud of our engagement with the black community in Nottingham, with regular visits to the Majority Black Led Churches and appearances on Kemet FM.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

2/3 Charities and organisations for support: Mummy’s Star Breast Cancer Now Positive about down syndrome If you are a family in the Review, requiring additional Psychological Support you can reach out to the Family Psychological Support Service.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

1/3 This month we honour #BlackHistoryMonth, raise awareness for #DownSyndromeAwareness and support those affected by #BreastCancerAwareness. We recognise the diverse population of families included in the Review, and want to show our support to those families that may need it at this time.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

3/3 Created by big brother Eric Smith, in memory of his little baby brother Owen. Remembering his brother, and all other precious babies who have died. 💜

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

2/3 This beautiful display is being hosted at St Giles Church, Costock, Nottinghamshire and is open for other families to add a ribbon (located in the church) to the display.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

1/3 This baby loss awareness week, a Nottingham family have organised a beautiful ribbon display to support other bereaved families, raise awareness of baby loss and to create a special place to remember those who have experienced a pregnancy or baby loss.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

3/3 Any OckReview families that may be finding this week particularly difficult - we would like to remind you that psychological support is available to you. Please either contact our team: nottsreview@donnaockenden.com or the Family Psychological Support Service: enquiries@fpssnottingham.co.uk

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

2/3 We are showing our support to all bereaved parents, and their families. To show our support, this year we have asked our local council Chichester, where our office is based and Nottingham to light their council building and local landmarks blue and pink in honour of baby loss awareness week.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week 9-15th October. #BLAW is marked across the world. This week, the Review team will once again honour the lives of all the babies who have died.

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MAMA Academy @mamaacademy.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

We’re delighted to share that @dockendenltd.bsky.social has joined MAMA Academy as an ambassador! For more than three decades, Donna has been a leading voice for safer maternity care in the UK and beyond.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Goodnight #Nottingham, v busy day at the Review: meetings with: families & ICB; for L&I: we met with reps from NUH & NHSE; NICU visit at NUH; & families & NUH. Tmrw:meeting with CEO of NUH; more family meetings before heading back to offices in #chichester : thank you

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Goodnight #Nottingham. We arrived yesterday to a day full of family meetings. Today we have met with families; including the GMC; NMC. Tomorrow we will host more family meetings, meet the ICB, and attend L&l. Here until Thursday, but our office is contactable mon-fri 8am-5pm.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

2/2 around 25 years and I will continue to do so until I no longer can🌷 You will always be a parent, and your children will always be remembered. 💜

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

1/2 Thinking of the many parents and families affected by baby/child loss/death on Bereaved Parents Day. 🕊️ I took this video earlier this year on the way to visiting Baby Kernow (Cornwall’s baby). Baby Kernow is unknown, but I always remember & lay flowers - I have done so for

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Thinking of all fathers today 💜 Today may feel difficult for many fathers especially those without their babies & children for any reason - but please know that you are not alone. If you are within Review & need extra support today please contact FPSS. Support can be found on the Review website.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Goodnight #Nottingham, thank you for welcoming us. We are grateful to all families that gave up their Saturday to join us & engage in some v important discussions. Thank you to: families, charities & MPs. Tmrw our senior midwives will be holding family meetings b4 heading home.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Today we held a meeting for all involved in the Notts Maternity Review. We were joined by many families, charities, MPs, & local/regional journalists. Thank you to everyone who attended and we hope to see you all again at the next meeting in September. We read & respond to emails 7 days a week.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Before the Review team & I began our journey to #Nottingham for tomorrow’s Family Meeting, we did a pit stop at #Portsmouth to speak to midwifery students about how they can make a difference to safe maternity care. I trained as a midwife at Portsmouth so it is v special to me 💜

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Completely disappointing progress! We are already paying out that £ and more in harm to women & babies. And of course the human & lifelong cost of harm is incalculable. We need to do much more & NOW!

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

A beautiful day today at Baliffscourt Hotel for a very mini half term break with @phoebeockenden.bsky.social Just walking, chatting & chilling in the most beautiful surroundings. So delighted we made this choice: Its only 8 miles from Chichester so not the usual travel that’s a part of my life ❤️ ❤️

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Such a privilege to accompany students from Chichester College to meet @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social @houseofcommons.parliament.uk All the students have additional needs but they more than rose to the challenge: with significant research about Parliament before the visit. Thank you Jess & team ❤️

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

A short visit this morning, but so worthwhile. We will be back again the week after next from the 19th May onwards to meet with more families. Back to London tonight. Hoping to bring some of the beautiful Nottingham sunshine back with me 🌞

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Until the next time! See you again soon #nottingham 👋 Thank you to all the many families that we met today, & all of the brilliant conversations that took place. We are always so very grateful for your warm welcome, your insight & how much we learn from you all.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

6:30am Saturday start for the Review team! Setting off to #nottingham for some v important family meetings & conversations today but still found time for my 0500 morning meditation & a quick coffee with V & E to keep us going. ☕️ A short day trip, but back in #Notts w/c 19th May

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

3/3 Multiple tears shed from so many people. Such a powerful reminder of the sacrifices of a generation & so humbling to see some of the newest recruits into the Armed Forces commending the efforts of those who fought for our today & their tomorrows

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

2/3 Simon Armitage UK’s Poet Laureate wrote & spoke so poignantly about the fragility of #poppies & the responsibility we place upon them to provide hope & symbolise peace. He was accompanied by the Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Portsmouth.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

1/3 Still in awe of attending last night’s commemoration of VE Day in the company of veterans, their families, senior military leadership, and the wonderful team from the historic royal palaces.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Dear Charlotte: I hope everyone who cares about maternity safety will spend 10 mins reading about you & Adam. What happened to you all really matters. So many families in Shropshire are so grateful you ‘keep going’ with your commitment to safe maternity care. Thank you isn’t enough: but thank you

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@HSJnews @hsj.co.uk · 29/04/2025

Maternity, prevention, mental health and children’s services are the national budgets seeing the biggest cuts after government and NHS England decided to slash ringfenced allocations, HSJ analysis reveals. www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-...

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NHSE budget cuts hit maternity, children and prevention

Maternity, prevention, mental health and children's services are the national budgets seeing the biggest cuts after government and NHS England decided to slash ringfenced allocations, HSJ analysis rev...

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Honoured to have been invited to Jenni Thomas’ book launch of ‘after a child dies’. I have known Jenni since I was a student midwife & have seen the way she has helped & supported so+ many bereaved families over the years. Thank you for all that you continue to do in supporting bereaved families.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Today I met Katie Russell, mother of Poppy who died avoidably as a result of maternity care in Apr 2021. Poppy’s parents have used some of their grief & anger to develop Poppy’s Promise a step by step communication tool for across the NHS. We met Baroness Merron at DHSC today to discuss next steps ❤️

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The end of the Easter hols & back to Chichester College for Miss Phoebes @phoebeockenden.bsky.social - Maximum effort now Miss P until May half term ❤️

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Pope Francis, dies aged 88. My thoughts are with everyone in the global Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. He continued his life of service right to his last day, meeting 1000s of people on Easter Sunday. Rest in peace Holy Father. You will be missed across faiths & across the 🌎

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Brilliant to visit Chelsea Physic Garden today for a wander around & enjoy the beautiful blossom & blooms. Loved it so much I decided to join! Don’t know when I’ll get a chance to visit but it’s a little ‘oasis’ less than 15 mins walk from Victoria train station! Fab cafe too! Lovely soup at lunch

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

A ‘living wall’ on a high London building just up from Victoria Station. It’s beautiful & so full of flowers.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Spending Easter weekend with my gorgeous girl @phoebeockenden.bsky.social am so enjoying a few days with her in Chichester & London! She’s back to Chichester College on Tues & I’ll be back to to work. Keeping ‘an eye’ on everything in the meantime. Shopping & chatting later in London us two girls ❤️

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

So: It’s Easter hols from college for @phoebeockenden.bsky.social so away for a few days! Brighton! Miss P has started with a Pimms & lemonade! We have afternoon tea & then just mooching round the fab shops & kind of chatting & chilling. Life so v v busy so we try to just be together 💕 when we can ❤️

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Such an honour to have been invited to 🇮🇪 to share ideas with such awesome colleagues. Thank you so much for such a warm welcome #medprof2025

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Barriers to effective teamwork: listening to Dr Millie Kehoe: many ++ top down directives, introduced with minimal engagement/discussion, fear of speaking up & out even with patient harm/ power imbalances/ high service demand, work pressure & poor handovers. There are solutions: still so much to do

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Hearing from Dr Denis McCauley at #Medprof25 on the challenges facing the med workforce in 🇮🇪 Are 🇮🇪 keeping up? No: catching up? Not really: with an increasingly older & complex population. Focussing on the damage done to patients & staff when resources & capacity do not match population need.

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Thank you again for the invite! Such a wonderful opportunity to meet with some amazing colleagues #Medprof25

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

At #MEDPROF25 listening to a brilliant account from Tib Pereira @pfps-ireland.bsky.social explaining the journey towards effective patient representation across Ireland 🇮🇪 Still on the journey towards full empowerment & equal partnership between patients & healthcare staff but progress being made

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

2/2 More on the fab history & on to the future of @rcsi-medprof.bsky.social Here: a plaque commemorating the visit of President MacAleese to RCSI, the original Head Porter’s chair with hood to keep out the rain, the founder of RCSI & a v old dentist chair: with a new dental school soon to start!

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

1/2 From history to modernity: @rcsi-medprof.bsky.social has a span of 200 years ++ in Dublin. An honour to be asked to speak & to be given a tour of the old medical school with such a fab history. Here is the first female FRCSI with a staircase named after her… And barbers poles? Any guesses why?

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RCSI Centre for Professionalism in Medicine and Health Sciences @rcsi-medprof.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

#MedProf25 Speaker Spotlight- Donna Ockenden is a nurse, and midwife.She has more than 35 years’ experience within a variety of health settings both in the UK and internationally. We look forward to welcoming her to #Dublin for #MedProf25 conference -Teamwork in Healthcare dockendenltd.bsky.social

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Just landed in Dublin ahead of tomorrow’s @rcsi-medprof.bsky.social Medical Professionalism Conference. Delighted to have been invited as a keynote speaker to discuss Learning from Independent Inquiries & looking forward to connecting with colleagues #MEDPROF25

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Yes - once I’d found my way around from airport to hotel to conference venue & hotel & back to airport. But look forward to catching up soon ☺️

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I’m speaking! So sorry not to be catching up with you again Kate!

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

@rcsi-medprof.bsky.social Thank you for inviting me to speak! So looking forward to my 1st visit to Dublin & my attendance at such a fantastic event!

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Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci @dockendenltd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Thank you very much Kate: that’s very kind of you

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