In June 2025, the government announced a national maternity investigation into maternity and newborn care, led by Baroness Amos. Initially, 14 NHS trusts were identified for detailed review. The Terms of Reference for the review can be found here 14 NHS trusts the focus of national maternity investigation - GOV.UK
Following the announcement of an independent inquiry at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and the removal of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust due to an ongoing police investigation, the number of trusts under review has been reduced to 12.
MNSI investigations continue to be undertaken across all trusts in England that provide maternity and neonatal care. This remains unchanged. Our investigations are independent of the national review, and our position remains consistent: families are central to our work, and our role is to support the voices of families and staff without assigning blame or liability.
As part of these inquiries, MNSI has been working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England, and will respond to requests from the review teams as required. This may involve sharing high level information from our investigations; however, this will not include detail of individual investigations or include any personally identifiable information.