Consultancy & Investigations

Independent, evidence-led support for safer maternity services

Sorrento Consultancy Services provides specialist consultancy, review and investigation support to NHS organisations, maternity services, professional bodies and other healthcare organisations.

Led by Gemma McIntyre, the service draws on extensive experience in maternity safety investigation, clinical governance, systems thinking, human factors, family involvement and organisational learning.

Services include:

  • Independent maternity reviews and investigations

  • Thematic analysis of incidents, complaints and safety investigations

  • Clinical governance and maternity safety reviews

  • Support with organisational learning and improvement

  • Review of investigation quality and recommendations

  • Family-engagement approaches following adverse outcomes

  • Specialist advice relating to maternity safety, escalation and clinical practice

  • Bespoke consultancy tailored to organisational requirements

Gemma is a Registered Midwife, former HSIB/MNSI maternity investigator, Senior Clinical Quality and Safety Manager (Midwifery), independent expert witness, published author and PhD researcher.

Independent insight. Practical learning.

Sorrento combines national maternity safety investigation experience with current clinical quality and safety expertise, research and independent expert practice.

Reviews are designed not simply to identify what happened, but to understand why it happened, what can be learned and what needs to change.

All enquiries are considered individually, with appropriate conflict-of-interest checks undertaken before work is accepted.

Discuss a project

For availability and an initial confidential discussion, please contact:

consultancy@sorrentocs.co.uk