Hello everyone,
Let's dive right in, shall we? This week, the health secretary finally listened to campaigning families and appointed Donna Ockenden to chair the inquiry into maternity failures at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
The decision comes after months of distressing accounts from women who say they were harmed by poor care at the trust. One mother, Rachel Cooper, shared a harrowing story with me about how she has been left living with a colostomy bag after doctors missed her third-degree tears following the birth of her son.
As Health Check readers will know, Ms Ockenden is currently chairing the Nottingham maternity inquiry, which is due to report in June, and previously led the Shrewsbury and Telford inquiry. Leeds – which is as large an NHS trust as Nottingham – will no doubt be just as significant an undertaking.
Over the past few weeks, we have also published stories about crisis-hit St Andrew's Healthcare Northampton Hospital. Now, following mounting pressure, NHS England has taken the dramatic step of moving hundreds of patients out of the hospital. More on that below.
Finally, last week I attended the Nuffield Trust summit, where Sir Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer, gave a punchy speech about misinformation. I asked him about the recent controversy surrounding a trial aimed at testing the safety of puberty blockers for children experiencing gender dysphoria – here's what he had to say.
0 comentários:
Postar um comentário