Someone angrily said I must stop talking about PERIODS openly. Truth is PERIODS are normal. PERIODS are nothing to be ashamed of. PERIODS don't make us dirty. PERIODS a natural experience we have monthly and a reality for so many of us. STOP THE STIGMA

As a Gynae SHO I had a referral from A+E about a girl with recurrent vaginal bleeding associated with abdo pain which happened monthly and self resolved. The doc thought it was weird because she didn't have a coil or any contraception. It was her period. She was on her period.

I feel like as doctors we're so used to exam culture and looking for tricks in questions or complicated explanations because "it can't be that simple can it?" Whereas in reality, it's usually the simple explanation which is the correct one.

Mothers speak of harrowing ordeal at Oxford maternity unit as hundreds of families call for inquiry itv.com/news/meridian/…

It took such a lot of strength & bravery for us all to speak out. The Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Maternity Services group now has 534 harmed families sharing experiences of medical negligence, inadequate care, & trauma. This is systemic harm.#MaternitySafety

For any #Oxfordshire families who have experienced pain, neglect, or trauma due to OUH, you’re not alone. This is about ensuring safety for families now, & in the future. Contact us at familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma #MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe

Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 Thank you ❤️. Sadly, since I started the Oxford maternity campaign in June 2024 it’s been a steep education in institutional betrayal, reputation management, silencing & PR. The onus should be on the healthcare providers to investigate and take action- not harmed families!

1/ NHS uses the broad label “clinician.” But let’s ask an uncomfortable question: 👇 When someone is working as a 'GP clinician', an 'EM clinician,' or in anaesthetics etc...-how do we know if they are in fact a Dr? The answer is: we don’t. And that ambiguity has consequences.

James Titcombe When I was discharged from OUH maternity in Nov ‘21 I was handed a QR code for feedback. Scanned it. Broken link. Sums it up. #MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #MaternitySafety

#Endometriosis Patient Pathways: “I was (put)in a Medical Menopause for 11 years because medics didn't know how to treat my painful condition” 9 surgeries, 13 different types of contraceptive pill, the coil,& a hysterectomy + Guideline still not Audited!! walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…

Surgical Menopause in Young Women: The Medical Epidemic No One Is Talking About “Attaching the word “menopause” to a young woman still in her prime.. I am 30 yrs old & I’m in surgical menopause. This shouldn’t be happening to me” Surmeno Connection #obgyn thesurmenoconnection.com/single-post/20…

Fibroid Network UK 💙💜🇬🇧 #Fibroids Surmeno Connection I agree with this so much. Surgical menopause is difficult and it's not talked about enough or taken seriously.

Hospital warned over storing bodies in car park ift.tt/d7I8N0y

Surgical Menopause in Young Women: The Medical Epidemic No One Is Talking About “Attaching the word “menopause” to a young woman still in her prime.. I am 30 yrs old & I’m in surgical menopause. This shouldn’t be happening to me” Surmeno Connection #obgyn thesurmenoconnection.com/single-post/20…

Women often get hysterectomy for #Fibroids, after, Dr 💊& Surgery Treatment failures(iatrogenic),after using low quality treatments, with serious side effects eg: Parasitic fibroids(after open morcellation) Drugs Fail Botched Endometrial ablation Embedded IUDs National Audit now

Sonata Study with 3 yr Median follow up of women having intrauterine ultrasound guided Radiofrequency Ablation of fibroids, found 45% had Further Surgery which was often Hysteroscopic fibroid reOps.13% had hysterectomy. ⬆️Readmissions⬇️Cost Effectiveness? pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC97…

A 45% ReOp rate for Fibroids, after Sonata Ablation, is considered acceptable for Fibroid Patients. It’s the current UK standard of care. =⬆️More returns to Outpatient Waiting Lists. =⬆️More Unaudited Hysteroscopies, with or without adequate Op Pain Relief pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC97…

Keeping Hysteroscopies unAudited , hypothetically, hides, the Complication Rates & Failures of Previous surgeries &💊,& Prevents Accurate calculation of Cost effectiveness using National Audit statistics APPG for First Do No Harm @hqip NCEPOD Hysteroscopy Action Sling the Mesh x.com/fibroidnetwork…

NEW: Major trust warned over A&E and maternity failings CQC says above-average UEC performer's data is 'unreliable' due to delays in logging patients. Story: hsj.co.uk/trust-warned-o…

Patient speaks truth to power. BSGE Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) RoyalCollegeObsGyn misra budhoo Stephanie O'Donohue Patient Safety Commissioner NHS England Lyn Brown 🌹