Update: The GMC have flip flopped yet again; have retracted their offer to settle; and will contest our petition to the High Court Judicial Review and deny any tribunal nor even a warning is necessary for Dr Penny’s conduct. The incompetence of the GMC knows no bounds. I’m

This will be an essential listen - on my list for this week. #patientsafety

This is a very good listen and lots of references to East Kent.

Obstetric led care, absence of ideological pressure, no 'guardians of normality' but a focus on risk assessment, listening to women & informed responsiveness - the results of this huge study from Australia should be a surprise to absolutely noone. #maternitysafety

Statement from Welsh Health Minister Jeremy Miles on @swanseabaynhs Maternity and Neonatal. Several references to family led review published yesterday and the health board review published today. Massive changes proposed and full apology gov.wales/written-statem…

Concerns with your maternity care at Sandwell & West Birmingham Trust, City Hospital, Sandwell Hospital, Midland Met? - our Facebook Group may be useful for you. Hi, I've just set-up a FB group for Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust. facebook.com/groups/5888171…

"Water companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal Sharkey." And they have. channel4.com/news/water-com…

Those interested in culture and leadership in our heathcare system should consider the scandal of Nursing and Midwifery Council & it’s former CEO Jackie Smith who resigned in absolute disgrace in 2018 following the publication of a damning report from Professional Standards Authority (incompetence of the NMC was

Don't hold your breath on that one.

🚨 Senior NHS managers are to be regulated by the HCPC with a barring list to prevent those guilty of misconduct from working again in the NHS. Wes Streeting says this "will slam the door in the face of unsuitable managers"

Behind every £1 of this is a mini story. The need to buy incontinence nappies. Feeding supplies for tube feeding. Syringes for giving 20 doses of medicine a day. Suction catheters to stop choking. £27bn worth of mini stories of suffering & indignity theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

No real surprise Alison, we have been pointing this out for more years than I care to remember……..

bbc.com/news/articles/… Parents 'horrified' by maternity services report ... at Leeds. "Issues with staffing, a 'challenging' culture and a lack of learning from previous incidents were identified at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust". Where have I heard that before?

An early Sunday reminder that in 2025 the #Wales healthcare regulator Healthcare Inspectorate Wales released a glowing inspection report into a Maternity unit WITHOUT seeing a single patient or birth. Then buried that important detail in report. We told CEO of regulator that he was unfit to lead

Interestingly, after an inevitable and necessary reset in East Kent, recruitment in nursing and midwifery is better than national averages. If our actions to highlight the extremely poor state of maternity had made everyone stop and think - good!!

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Indeed, in Harrys case the doctor in charge, an ST3 locum had never been assessed, no one at the Tryst had ever seen his CV. Turned out, he had never worked unsupervised. That night, he was in charge…………. He was supplied by an agency to “fill rota gaps”

Derek Richford I hope that has changed - not just at East Kent but across the NHS. Proper checks need to be embedded in hiring processes.

Derek Richford Alison Moore @alijanemoore also on Bluesky I can confirmed it has changed for East Kent, at least for midwifery

University to launch modernised midwifery course bbc.com/news/articles/…