Ian Sollom MP 🔶
@iansollom.bsky.social
MP for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Liberal Democrats 🔶 Spokesperson for Universities and Skills
Liberal Democrats 🔶 Spokesperson for Universities and Skills
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that NHS managers who silence whistleblowers have no place in the health service. The Minister must ensure that promise is kept at CUH.
I'll be working with the families to monitor progress carefully in the coming months.
I'll be working with the families to monitor progress carefully in the coming months.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that NHS managers who silence whistleblowers have no place in the health service. The Minister must ensure that promise is kept at CUH.
I'll be working with the families to monitor progress carefully in the coming months.
I'll be working with the families to monitor progress carefully in the coming months.
I raised that governance problems extend beyond one division at CUH and we're seeing similar patterns elsewhere, like at the John Radcliffe in Oxford. The families want to ensure this doesn't happen to other children.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I raised that governance problems extend beyond one division at CUH and we're seeing similar patterns elsewhere, like at the John Radcliffe in Oxford. The families want to ensure this doesn't happen to other children.
The Verita report found whistleblowers were "bullied, intimidated and threatened" by managers and didn't feel safe using Freedom to Speak Up Guardians - the system introduced after the inquiry into the Mid Staffs scandal.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The Verita report found whistleblowers were "bullied, intimidated and threatened" by managers and didn't feel safe using Freedom to Speak Up Guardians - the system introduced after the inquiry into the Mid Staffs scandal.
Independent whistleblower protection – DHSC will independently provide protected channels for CUH whistleblowers to come forward, separate from the Trust, while new legislation on NHS whistleblowers is developed.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Independent whistleblower protection – DHSC will independently provide protected channels for CUH whistleblowers to come forward, separate from the Trust, while new legislation on NHS whistleblowers is developed.
We secured two key commitments:
Direct ministerial oversight – The Minister will maintain a "direct line of sight" to CUH's governance reforms, working with NHS East of England to ensure change happens. This level of ministerial attention is significant.
Direct ministerial oversight – The Minister will maintain a "direct line of sight" to CUH's governance reforms, working with NHS East of England to ensure change happens. This level of ministerial attention is significant.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We secured two key commitments:
Direct ministerial oversight – The Minister will maintain a "direct line of sight" to CUH's governance reforms, working with NHS East of England to ensure change happens. This level of ministerial attention is significant.
Direct ministerial oversight – The Minister will maintain a "direct line of sight" to CUH's governance reforms, working with NHS East of England to ensure change happens. This level of ministerial attention is significant.
Ms Stohr was allowed to continue operating on children - many with special needs - for nine more years after concerns were raised by staff in 2015.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ms Stohr was allowed to continue operating on children - many with special needs - for nine more years after concerns were raised by staff in 2015.
The recent Verita report into the scandal revealed Cambridge University Hospital Trust (CUH) failed to act on a 2016 external review of the surgeon's work, exposing fundamental governance failures.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The recent Verita report into the scandal revealed Cambridge University Hospital Trust (CUH) failed to act on a 2016 external review of the surgeon's work, exposing fundamental governance failures.
Lynne's daughter Tammy underwent multiple operations by Ms Stohr. Natasha's daughter Neave is now wheelchair-bound and unable to communicate. They are just two of hundreds of children who were treated or operated on by Ms Stohr, many suffering physical and mental injury.
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Lynne's daughter Tammy underwent multiple operations by Ms Stohr. Natasha's daughter Neave is now wheelchair-bound and unable to communicate. They are just two of hundreds of children who were treated or operated on by Ms Stohr, many suffering physical and mental injury.
✔️ Held my regular MP surgery online and in person, this time in Swavesey, listening to the concerns of local residents and advising them on help I can give.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Held my regular MP surgery online and in person, this time in Swavesey, listening to the concerns of local residents and advising them on help I can give.
✔️ Dropped into Ye Olde Sun in St Neots to back the Liberal Democrat plan to support pubs and restaurants with a VAT cut funded by a windfall tax on big banks.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Dropped into Ye Olde Sun in St Neots to back the Liberal Democrat plan to support pubs and restaurants with a VAT cut funded by a windfall tax on big banks.
✔️ Spoke with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company based in Histon, to discuss the medicines it manufactures and the barriers it faces in bringing these to the market in the UK.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Spoke with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company based in Histon, to discuss the medicines it manufactures and the barriers it faces in bringing these to the market in the UK.
✔️ Met representatives from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the British Burn Association, Dogs Trust and Help for Heroes at the Fireworks Impact Coalition event – and joined their calls for the Government to conduct a review into current fireworks legislation.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Met representatives from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the British Burn Association, Dogs Trust and Help for Heroes at the Fireworks Impact Coalition event – and joined their calls for the Government to conduct a review into current fireworks legislation.
✔️ Met with the Environment Agency’s Regional Director for the East of England to discuss ongoing flood prevention challenges on the Great Ouse.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Met with the Environment Agency’s Regional Director for the East of England to discuss ongoing flood prevention challenges on the Great Ouse.
✔️ Pressed the Justice Secretary to urgently address inaccurate staffing targets at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Probation Service, and ensure that children’s safeguarding is not jeopardised due to lack of resources.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Pressed the Justice Secretary to urgently address inaccurate staffing targets at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Probation Service, and ensure that children’s safeguarding is not jeopardised due to lack of resources.
✔️ Met with the new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Chief Constable to discuss priorities and challenges across the constituency.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Met with the new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Chief Constable to discuss priorities and challenges across the constituency.
✔️ Visited the Citizens Advice Digital Contact Centre in Huntingdon to meet the team and hear more about the services they are offering and the ways they support local people.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Visited the Citizens Advice Digital Contact Centre in Huntingdon to meet the team and hear more about the services they are offering and the ways they support local people.
✔️ Joined the Patient Participation Group (PPG) for Lakeside Surgery in St Neots to discuss how they are planning to implement the NHS 10 Year Health Plan. I also met with Dave Young, who is doing so much to raise awareness of symptoms and testing for prostate cancer.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✔️ Joined the Patient Participation Group (PPG) for Lakeside Surgery in St Neots to discuss how they are planning to implement the NHS 10 Year Health Plan. I also met with Dave Young, who is doing so much to raise awareness of symptoms and testing for prostate cancer.
Flooding Information:
• what to do in a flood: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/what-to-do-i...
• what happens after a flood: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/what-happens...
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• what to do in a flood: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/what-to-do-i...
• what happens after a flood: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/what-happens...
You can sign up for free by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 and follow the Environment Agency on X @EnvAgencyAnglia
Flood alerts and warnings: what they are and what to do
What flood alerts and flood warnings mean and what you should do when they're issued.
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Flooding Information:
• what to do in a flood: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/what-to-do-i...
• what happens after a flood: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/what-happens...
You can sign up for free by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 and follow the Environment Agency on X @EnvAgencyAnglia
• what to do in a flood: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/what-to-do-i...
• what happens after a flood: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/what-happens...
You can sign up for free by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 and follow the Environment Agency on X @EnvAgencyAnglia
Weather check:
• Weather forecast www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps...
• Current situation flood warning situation: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-w...
• Weather forecast www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps...
• Current situation flood warning situation: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-w...
Flood alerts and warnings: what they are and what to do
What flood alerts and flood warnings mean and what you should do when they're issued.
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Weather check:
• Weather forecast www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps...
• Current situation flood warning situation: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-w...
• Weather forecast www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps...
• Current situation flood warning situation: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-w...
The BBC is renowned as the world’s most trusted source of news and, as a democracy, we should be proud of that and stand up for a free press, free speech, and a strong, independent BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The BBC is renowned as the world’s most trusted source of news and, as a democracy, we should be proud of that and stand up for a free press, free speech, and a strong, independent BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.
It is a welcome step that he has offered to ask the Prisons Minister to meet with me, and I will be following up on this to make sure the issue is addressed as soon as possible.
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It is a welcome step that he has offered to ask the Prisons Minister to meet with me, and I will be following up on this to make sure the issue is addressed as soon as possible.