Leigh Day partner, Suzanne White has urged medical staff to “respect the patient” and to remember their legal right to autonomy and consent as national healthcare specialists and policymakers met for a maternity safety summit.

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Eleri Adams, @bapmofficial.bsky.social President, taking part in panel discussion together with Bill Kirkup and @michellewelshmp.bsky.social on how do we make maternity and neonatal care better. Improved culture and perinatal optimisation are important potential improvements #InsightToImpactMatNeo

Insightful presentation as usual from Bill Kirkup reflecting on maternity reviews. Many, many (733) recommendations have been made, but many not yet implemented #InsightToImpactMatNeo

Wes Streeting says the maternity investigation will cover national bodies, in response to a question from @shaunlintern.bsky.social He wants the clarity of diagnosis achieved by Darzi #insighttoimpactmatneo

Wes Streeting does not rule out further trust-specific inquiries in addition to the maternity investigation. Says that the government is drowning in calls for public inquiries. Conscious of the impact of the negative publicity for recruitment and retention #insighttoimpactmatneo

Wes Streeting says he will chair the maternity task force personally. Wants the maternity investigation to deliver rapidly, like Darzi. #insighttoimpactmatneo

The new maternity task force and the investigation will be co-produced with families, says Wes Streeting in response to a question from @shaunlintern.bsky.social see our BMJ piece here www.bmj.com/content/390/... #insighttoimpactmatneo

Wes Streeting says working class people are less heard and have less influence. Then stick a race lens on top and the the consequences are appalling, he says. #insighttoimpactmatneo

#insighttoimpactmatneo Wes Streeting says he has spent the last year listening to families who have been harmed in maternity services