Nineteen-nurses are calling on the government to make our NHS safe again. We call on the government to establish an independent Hospital Incident Investigation Branch (HIIB), modelled on the proven approaches of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). An HIIB would investigate serious patient-safety incidents, systemic failures, and near-misses across hospitals. Its purpose would be learning, not blame: finding root cau

Taken from x.com Written by Carl (Parent) Think of the Parents There's a phrase you'll see everywhere if you spend any time in the online arguments about the Countess of Chester. And if not the phrase verbatim, some version of it. Think of the parents. It's used like a full stop. The final word. The thing you say to end a discussion, because who could argue with it? Think of the parents. Think of what they've been through. How dare you ask questions? How dare you have doubt

By Vivienne Blondek As one of the founder members of Nineteen Nurses, I have dedicated a great deal of time to helping bring the medical evidence in Lucy Letby’s case into the public domain. Like many others who have questioned the convictions, I have been accused of being insensitive to the parents of the babies involved. Some have said that by supporting Lucy Letby, I am supporting a baby killer and showing no compassion for the families whose lives have been devastated. I

The publication of Donna Ockenden's review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals and Baroness Valerie Amos's Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation has exposed what many healthcare professionals, bereaved families and patient advocates have known for years: the crisis facing NHS maternity services is not the result of isolated mistakes. It is the consequence of systemic failures embedded within organisational culture, leadership, govern

Every year, International Nurses Day offers an opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary dedication, compassion and professionalism of nurses across the world. Nurses stand beside people in their most vulnerable moments — at birth, in sickness, during trauma, and at the end of life. They are the backbone of healthcare systems and among the most trusted professionals in society. Yet behind the public appreciation and applause lies a growing concern that cannot be ignored: the

Lucy Letby Case: Conduct of Cheshire Police Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Deirdre Costigan.) Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani) Before we come to the Adjournment debate, I should inform the House that there are live inquests into the deaths of six babies, so those cases are technically sub judice under the rules of the House. However, Mr Speaker has issued a waiver for today’s debate to allow the cases to be referred to, given that t