NHS boss 'shocked and upset' by maternity findings

The report said 66 former and current senior colleagues were approached by the chief executive of the trust, of which 37 came forward and 35 were interviewed as part of Ockenden's review, but a number of senior staff refused to take part. As a result, on Wednesday the government announced - as part of the extension of Martha's Rule - that any NHS staff past and present who refused to engage with future reviews could face up to two years in prison. May said: "Accountability is an enormously important issue for the families. I know we don't always meet their aspirations, but it is important to us and we have acted on accountability. "All the senior executives currently employed by the organisation I represent have engaged with Donna's review. "I encouraged them to do that and they did. "Those who have left the organisation may have made a different choice."