article_snippet.sent: The deaths, along with those of four babies and two mothers at the Royal Oldham Hospital prompted an investigation.
article_snippet.sent: North Manchester General and the Royal Oldham Hospital called in independent experts to review North Manchester General and the Royal Oldham Hospital maternity units after the spate of 10 deaths in the eight-month period from December 2013 to July last year.
article_snippet.sent: An investigation was launched at the North Manchester General Hospital after the deaths of three babies and a mother at the hospital between December 2013 and July last year.
article_snippet.sent: An investigation also looked at the deaths of four babies and two mothers at the North Manchester General Hospital over the same time period .
article_snippet.sent: A catalogue of failings have been uncovered at two NHS hospitals after seven babies and three mothers died there in the space of just eight months.
article_snippet.sent: Independent investigators were called into Royal Oldham after the deaths of three babies and a mother at the hospital between December 2013 and July last year, and North Manchester General after the deaths of another three babies and one mother.
article_snippet.sent: A summary of the investigation, which was kept secret from the families of the dead until now, has been seen by MailOnline and found 'notable absence of clinical leadership' in the maternity wards, and a 'failure to adequately plan care' in a number of cases.
article_snippet.sent: A team of independent investigators also found risk management was 'below standard' in some cases - though there were no apparent 'deficiencies in care' in the deaths of the three mothers.
article_snippet.sent: The report noted that several of the mothers were obese or morbidly obese, which can lead to complications, but that national guidelines for treating overweight people were not followed.
article_snippet.sent: Officials also criticised the hospital's own investigations, saying the root cause of the deaths of the three mothers was not always identified, opportunities to learn lessons were not always picked up, and that some recommendations were too general and difficult to measure.
article_snippet.sent: All of the deaths include strengthening clinical leadership and risk management, making sure enough staff are on duty to ensure safety and reviewing the process for employing temporary locum doctors.
article_snippet.sent: Independent investigators found failings in care and hospital leadership at Oldham Royal following the deaths of four babies and two mothers there in eight months . '
highlights_snippet.sent: Investigation was launched last year into the deaths of seven babies and three mothers at the unit and a ward at the Royal Oldham Hospital .
  