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This is horrific. I should be shocked, but unfortunately nothing about maternity care surprises me anymore. I wish someone would look into care at St George's Hospital.
NEW: Heavily pregnant women were encouraged to 'FOH' by a senior midwife at an NHS trust. The letters stood for 'F*** Off Home' and are part of a pattern of poor attitudes by staff at the Nottingham University Hospitals trust revealed by @BBCPanorama
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This was just after my baby daughter died there. They told me the culture was 'fine'.
St Georges again
Former Head of Midwifery who locked colleagues in a room struck off
*Blinks* 😳
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@ProfBrianCox my 6 year old has written to you for a school curiosity project to learn how a star is formed. I hope you see it and reply. He could have chosen anyone 🙏
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Unbelievable
📢 Maternity Care: A Balanced Conversation for Safer Births 🏥
The recent media reports on maternity failures are heartbreaking; every loss is one too many. These incidents must be investigated, and we must learn from them. However, the constant negative portrayal of maternity services does not tell the full story.
Maternity is one of the only specialties that must be available 24/7, 365 days a year, requiring an extraordinary level of expertise, empathy, and resilience from those working in it. Everything is demanded of our midwives and doctors, often at great personal cost to their health. And yet, they show up every day to provide the best possible care.
This is why working conditions must be continuously improved—not just for safer births, but also for the wellbeing of the professionals who dedicate their lives to maternity care. Through the Maternity Safety Ambition project, which I support as VP of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), we are working on constructive, evidence-based solutions to improve safety without demoralising the workforce.
🔹 We must learn from mistakes, but also highlight success
🔹We must support our workforce, not just scrutinise them
🔹We must drive improvement, not just assign blame
A maternity service that is safe, sustainable, and supportive is possible, but we need a more balanced conversation to achieve it. Let's ensure mothers, babies, and healthcare workers all get the care and support they deserve. 💙
#MaternityCare #SaferBirths #SupportMidwives #MaternityExcellence #MaternitySafetyAmbition #AsmaKhalil
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Do you treat venous leg ulcers in the UK? Please complete this very short survey on the use of duplex ultrasound as a surveillance strategy for patients with healed venous leg ulcers: imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…
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Ah the familiar 'We care so much and we will make change'.....followed by.....absolutely nothing....
Hi @wesstreeting - what happened to the announcement on maternity care that you said would be made before Parliament went into recess?
It's really disappointing that you made such a big deal of it when you met with us, but then... nothing. And no update either.
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Please could you spare a couple of minutes to complete a survey to gain your views and practice on cardiovascular risk factor assessment in patients with venous disease:
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Editorial: A devastating, damning picture of NHS maternity care failings is emerging independent.co.uk/voices/edi…
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What am I reading! @StGeorgesTrust still don't get it. Rapid review pointless if you CATEGORISE a baby death incorrectly. Told this by external reviewers (Oct 2019) and @PHSOmbudsman (May 2022) and now @CQCProf (2023). Why didn't you listen in 2019? Hubris indeed!
There's a lot to unpick in this story but fundamentally St George's maternity seems not to have learnt from errors from 2018 and does not always follow national guidance. There's a whiff of hubris about that. hsj.co.uk/quality-and-perfor…
Any Clinical Trial Managers looking to work with a fantastic team in Leicester in the exciting field of vascular surgery for the BHF? @Matt_J_Bown
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Please help us design a new study looking at leg stenting in venous disease. Anyone can complete the survey: imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…
Imperial College is designing a study looking at whether stockings are required with blood thinner tablets to help prevent blood clots in patients having higher risk survey. We would be grateful if you could complete this survey:
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What evidence exists for the use graduated compression stockings in the prevention of hospital-acquired thrombosis in low-risk surgical patients undergoing short-stay procedures? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
How has the management of leg ulcers changed since the publication of the EVRA trial? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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@dunkleybent I wondered if you knew how the rollout of #continuityofcarer is going in London? Thanks :)