Nurse
Independent Review Chair
Donna Ockenden
Donna Ockenden is a respected and high profile health care leader with more than 35 years’ experience both in the UK and internationally. Her most notable work has been as Chair of the Independent Reviews of Maternity Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust; and Chair of the Governance Review at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, and the enquiry into the Tawel Fan Ward at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd published in July 2018, and 2014 respectively. In May 2022, Donna was appointed as the new Chair of the ongoing Independent Review into Maternity Services at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in May 2022.
Donna founded the Four Streets Project with her daughters, Caiti and Phoebe in 2016, to help homeless people in Chichester by providing them with food, bedding, and warm clothing. Donna is proud to be the Honorary President of Baby Lifeline, an ambassador for Sands, and a Patron of MASIC supporting birth injured women.
Lovely to meet you in person today, I found it an informative, inspiring and motivating morning. Your presentation was impactful and provided hope and opportunity for change.
Ms S, Head of Programme, October 2023
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Baby Loss Awareness Week – the Wave of Light 15th October 2024
Read more: Baby Loss Awareness Week – the Wave of Light 15th October 2024Yesterday marked the end of Baby Loss Awareness Week, and families across the world joined the global Wave of Light at 7pm by lighting a candle in memory of all the babies who are no longer with us. This year, my team and I were able to turn Nottingham City Council and Chichester District Council houses blue…
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Baby Loss Awareness Week 2024
Read more: Baby Loss Awareness Week 2024This Baby Loss Awareness Week, I am supporting the Sands – baby loss charity campaign to raise awareness of pregnancy & baby loss. This year, our team have worked with Nottingham Council, and Chichester Council to light their council buildings blue & pink to honour all babies who have died.https://lnkd.in/eQzSw8vf If you would like extra…
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Baby Lifeline National Maternity Safety Conference
Read more: Baby Lifeline National Maternity Safety ConferenceDelighted to have attended the Baby Lifeline National Maternity Safety Conference yesterday, alongside colleagues and families from across the country. As honorary president, I am proud to have chaired the ‘Progress in Partnership’ session that explored how the Royal Colleges can work together with NHSE to provide women and their families with the care they…