Top midwife slams 'disgraceful' A&E treatment of sick daughter after she was left in chair on her own while still having seizures for seven hours

A SENIOR midwife who has led reviews into NHS shortcomings spoke of her disgust yesterday at how her daughter was treated in hospital. Donna Ockenden told how she had to help patients during recent trips to A&E with her daughter Phoebe, who has epilepsy and was having seizures. Ms Ockenden, 58, who was appointed to investigate maternity care failings in the NHS, said the care her 20-year-old daughter received was 'disgraceful', adding: 'It was Phoebe's third attendance in A&E in the last weeks. Donna Ockenden has spoken with disgust of how her daughter was treated on a recent visit to A&E Ms Ockenden, 58, pictured above with her 20-year-old daughter Phoebe, was appointed to investigate maternity care failings in the NHS Ms Ockenden says that her daughter Phoebe was left in a chair on her own for seven hours whilst suffering from seizures 'But for the third I was in Dubai on holiday and woke up to messages about Phoebe being in A&E. Ms Ockenden, from West Sussex, led a review into maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and is leading the probe into maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.