Sodium valproate is a drug mainly used to treat epilepsy. But taking the drug when pregnant can cause serious harm to unborn babies - and it's estimated to have harmed 20,000 children in the UK. Find out more on the File on 4 podcast on BBC Sounds. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Patient Safety Commissioner Julia Cumberlege BBC News (World) BBC News (UK) #Valproate #Redress Gov has everything they need from the IMMDS Review for Redress! Why should families be left to suffer. Give the families of Valproate the Dignity they deserve. #NoMoreWaiting oacscharity.org

#Valproate Leo Varadkar @DonnellyStephen Department of Health Shaun Lintern TheJournal.ie RTÉ Prime Time Noteworthy @gavreilly.com on Bluesky Fergal Bowers Rose Conway-Walsh Irish Examiner @neasa_neasa Patrick Costello TD Róisín Shortall Sunday Independent Mattie McGrath TD Carol Nolan TD youtube.com/watch?v=GQP6PV…

Finally, it has been acknowledged that harm can be done to an unborn baby when it is the man taking valproate. We have had father's coming to us for years...OACS Charity OACS IRELAND Patient Safety Commissioner Shaun Lintern ValproateSurvivors 🤰 #Valproate caremongerer Edward Sault 📺 jane gov.uk/government/new….

For UK patients only: #Medicines #regulators take action over risk of #autism for children whose #fathers took #valproate hospitalhealthcare.com/clinical/paedi…

🚨 EXC: A generation of children left permanently disabled by epilepsy drug sodium valproate, are being hauled in front of degrading and barbaric DWP tribunals that has left some traumatised 1/8

The scandal continues, not just in the UK..Shaun Lintern Patient Safety Commissioner Edward Sault 📺 Jane Fellner OACS Charity

Things need to change families have been fighting for over 3 decades, this just adds to an already difficult situation...Wes Streeting OACS Charity OACS IRELAND carol lapidge Edward Sault 📺 Sir Jeremy Hunt MP Patient Safety Commissioner ValproateSurvivors 🤰 #Valproate caremongerer

@DonnellyStephen Department of Health Rose Conway-Walsh, many thanks for your ongoing support throughout. It is an absolute #Scandal that a chair has not been found for the #Valproate #Inquiry oireachtas.ie/en/debates/que…

Families affected by foetal valproate spectrum disorder to meet DoH on ‘delayed’ inquiry medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/br… #sodiumvalproate Department of Health @DonnellyStephen OACS IRELAND

Well done jane you were amazing. You made them listen. Watch here at 29.32 mins Patient Safety Commissioner Edward Sault 📺 OACS Charity oacs Wes Streeting ValproateSurvivors 🤰 #Valproate caremongerer Shaun Lintern bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Eleven years on and still fighting ....Patient Safety Commissioner Shaun Lintern Edward Sault 📺 Wes Streeting

Leo Varadkar @DonnellyStephen #oireachtas while Irish families continue to suffer. RTÉ Prime Time Ministers must begin paying compensation to the families of children disabled by the epilepsy drug sodium valproate by next year, a report will say this week thetimes.co.uk/article/valpro…

Sky News Jason Farrell At c£244,000 for an *able child in care, families with a child age 20 have saved the taxpayer £4.88 million A child with a disability in a care home could cost twice that. #dothemaths Sir Jeremy Hunt MP The Fostering Network Bozena Michalowska DIBBody Sling the Mesh OACS Charity Factor 8

Thank you Andy Friedmann you were brilliant! Thankyou Jason Farrell Sophie Hutchinson Chloe Keedy for your #RedressNow reports on BBC News (UK) ITV News Sky News Great to catch up with jocozens carol lapidge Janet Stockley-Pollard ValproateSurvivors 🤰 #Valproate caremongerer Rebecca Bromley DIBBody #valproate #facsaware

I came to a sad realisation today. I never thought my daughter having FVSD was my fault. I tend to be matter of fact about my epilepsy & my daughter’s FVSD. Today I realised I do blame myself. I have been in denial OACS Charity OACS IRELAND Patient Safety Commissioner

Any redress, if it happens, needs to be managed by a completely independent trust, where no beneficiaries are involved in decisions around individual finance/support. #redressnow OACS Charity Emma Friedmann F.A.C.T OACS IRELAND Edward Sault 📺 carol lapidge jane

Research valproate by finding the lost children who are now in their 40’s. We can learn a lot from them & providing government do the right thing they will get redress OACS Charity OACS IRELAND ValproateSurvivors 🤰 #Valproate caremongerer Karen Janet Stockley-Pollard F.A.C.T Emma Murphy (INFACT) ☘️💕😘🦋