Am I over-reacting to the possibility of confusion among some, even in Perth, Scotland, when a major police investigation in Nottingham adopts that title?

What is it all about?

From the Guardian today:

The report of the inquiry into the biggest maternity scandal in NHS history will outline “horrendous” failings in the care provided to women in Nottingham, the Guardian can reveal.

A catalogue of appalling behaviour over many years by staff at the city’s two hospitals – Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City hospital – included racism towards mothers, it will say.

The NHS is bracing itself for the publication on Wednesday of a report by Donna Ockenden on 2,500 cases involving babies and mothers dying or being injured, and babies being stillborn, while under the care of Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust between 1 April 2012 and 31 May 2025.¹

Perhaps we should check the facts just in case some, in Scotland too, think it’s just as bad here going by the stories about the QEUH in the Daily Record and Herald recently?

No equivalent to the hundreds of excess/avoidable harms documented in Nottingham has emerged in public reporting for Tayside.²

How many formal investigations into maternity services in England are there? Twelve.³

In Scotland, comparably formal? None. Scottish Government ‘review’ in 2026. ⁴

Sources:

1. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/22/nottingham-nhs-maternity-scandal-ockenden-report
2. https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240227-Neonatal-Mortality-Review-Data-Analysis-Supporting-Document-FINAL-NO-EMBARGO.pdf
3. https://www.matneoinv.org.uk/updates/independent-investigation-into-maternity-and-neonatal-services-in-england-interim-report/
4. https://www.gov.scot/policies/maternal-and-child-health/improving-maternal-and-neonatal-care/