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Observing the NHS England ET hearing at Reading

The claimant wishes to emphasise the importance of learning from babies' deaths

NHSE's barrister is focussing on interpersonal matters
Claimant in the NHS England ET:

Her HSIB manager was formerly: "the SW Supervisor of Midwives"

Does that raise a conflict of interest, because HSIB maternity investigation teams were set up in a hurry and based in the regions, and not centralised?

#MaternitySafety
With regards to disputed issues of detriment, NHS England barrister raises question of whether claimant is unreasonably sensitive

He contends line management was supportive

Claimant said she was in tears

The Benson report on HSIB identified bullying

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BREAKING: The report into poor maternity care at #EastKent has been published and says it found a clear pattern of poor care leading to 45 baby deaths. Better care could have made a difference in 97 cases examined.

Read the report here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
"We have found that the Trust wrongly took comfort from the fact that the great majority of
births in East Kent ended with no damage to either mother or baby"

How often is that the stock phrase by NHS trusts in response to concerns? #EastKent
"The origins of the harm we have identified...lie in failures of teamworking, professionalism, compassion and listening" #EastKent Image
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Unable to move and with her baby crying out of reach, Neya Joshi was alone for hours on an understaffed maternity ward, forced to beg just for a glass of water.

@thesundaytimes today reveals data showing the worsening maternity crisis in the NHS 🧵 1/7 thetimes.co.uk/article/new-mo…
“It was awful, I was so helpless and so desperate, and no one was interested in helping me. I have never felt fear like it," Neya told @thesundaytimes

Despite promises to recruit more midwives, staffing levels are in decline across England for the first time in years 2/7 Image
Data from 122 NHS trusts in England shows maternity units were forced to shut their doors to women in labour more than 323 times in 2020-21, for the equivalent of 679 days, often due to a lack of staff or beds #maternitysafety 3/7 Image
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