a damning report into maternity services at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust has found "catastrophic failings" over 20 years. the inquiry, led by the senior midwife donna 0ckenden, found that more than 200 babies and nine mothers who died might have survived if they'd got the right care. ms 0ckenden described the culture at the trust as "appalling" and said "failures" in care were repeated from one incident to the next. the review covering more than 1500 incidents is thought to be largest of its kind in nhs history. it spanned a time frame of 20 years from 2000 to 2019, and it identified 15 "immediate and essential actions" which must be implemented by all trusts in england providing maternity services. the trust has apologised fully for the failures and offered its sincere apologies to affected families. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has spend the day in shrewsbury.