Gary John

Bereaved father of baby Wynter 🦄

*all views are my own

Advocate for families affected by poor maternity care in Nottingham and England.

@maternityR2R

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

For parents forced to stand by helplessly and watch their child suffer, the psychological trauma can be devastating and enduring. Yet the law enables neglect by insisting medical professionals “owe no duty of care” to parents in these circumstances, only to the patient.

[Emily Stringer @SecondaryVictim]

The press can’t publish this photo so I will. I watched the agony in Caitlin’s eyes as her bowel ruptured. I’d been telling medics my worries & wasn’t heard. I told her it was okay to die if living was too hard. She survived, at a devastating cost. #NUH #Ockenden #SecondaryVictim

[Aubrey’s Dad @DadOfAubrey]

Morcambe Bay, East Kent, Shrewsbury & Telford, Nottingham, Leeds, Sussex.

All deserving of their own inquiries. Yet it’s not about ‘Worst’.

There could not be more evidence that there will be a ‘next’. A National PI is needed now.

[QLP @ziegesleftfoot]

Anyone who does not understand the need for a statutory PI into national maternity and neonatal care is burying their head in the political sand #babiesb4politics @jamesmurray_ldn #nationalshame #scandal #maternity

[Sarah Hawkins @Sajhawkins1]

Another day and another interview.

Less than two weeks to go until the Ockenden report in #Nottingham is published. Through the most horrific circumstances I have made some of the most amazing friends. United by grief 💓 @Kimberleyerrin2 #BBC #NottsMaternityScandal

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"The inability for every single agency to be curious and to share information and to just do the basics of their job properly has led to this catastrophe."

Emma Webber, mother of Barnaby, who was killed in the 2023 Nottingham attacks, says "it was always going to happen" due to repeated system failings.

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

Sounds familiar 😔

[Emma @MrsEmmaWebber]

‘A catastrophic collapse of responsibility’ 💔

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'There has to be accountability for those who have failed'

The families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates told #BBCBreakfast the public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks revealed a 'catastrophic collapse of responsibility' and an 'undoubted miscarriage of justice'

https://t.co/xycofnvUP3

[Michelle Welsh MP @MichelleWelshMP]

Today’s meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity focused on birth conversations and support systems.

We heard from the @MidwivesRCM on their Birth Conversations Toolkit, the CEO of @NCTcharity Angela McConville, Mohamed Omer MBE of Gardens of Peace and families with lived experience of birth trauma.

We also discussed the impact of racism in maternity care and the urgent need to address inequalities that continue to affect outcomes and experiences for too many women and families.

Listening and learning must be at the heart of improving maternity care, and that is why these meetings are so important.

📑 Read the RCM's Birth Conversation Toolkit here: https://t.co/VP8A0Y9yPl

[Lisa Mckenzie @redrumlisa]

Everyone needs to pay attention tomorrow the #Nottinghaminquiry is important for all of us. Our services and the State has put us all in danger for years and these families are fighting for justice for their loved ones but also for all of us. We owe them a debt of gratitude.

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

@DadOfAubrey @catherineroyuk If other trusts are anything like Nottingham then the data should be considered corrupted!

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

@hannahsbee @robjmiller @NewStatesman Does this answer your question @hannahsbee

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

@Kimberleyerrin2 @MrsEmmaWebber @OckReview Id support that @Kimberleyerrin2 - I assume we can expect her resignation any day now following this.

[Aubrey’s Dad @DadOfAubrey]

The big one for me at Horton is that the Triage phone service is seen as an advice and screening line without labour assessment.

Triage is the A&E of maternity, it’s the front door in.

Failures in triage are critical to safety, but still…. Good sandwiches.

[Emma @MrsEmmaWebber]

Week 16. Day 4.

How can it be so complicated to actually hold the most senior players at the very top of our public agencies to account when they fail to govern, scrutinise and manage.

It’s not a witch hunt, and never should be, but if you aren’t prepared to fall on the sword if you get it so very wrong on your watch, then you shouldn’t take the ‘big job’ in the first place.

#nottinghaminquiry 💛💚

[Teddys mummy @Kimberleyerrin2]

Your girls will never know how fucking tough their mummy’s are but we do and are forever grateful for the relentless energy and time you dedicat to them and all Notts families giving for #AccountabilityNow 💚

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

@alice_toppingx @EmilyJBarley @jamesmurray_ldn @DHSCgovuk @Keir_Starmer Alice, please don’t get me started on MNSI’s “no blame” culture — it’s only 6am! Anyone who thinks a “no blame” culture is safe in maternity care should take a long, hard look in the mirror and at the destruction left in its wake.

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

This clip from @BBCPanorama about Nottingham maternity safety sums up why @CareQualityComm needs to go. “I’m sorry, the CQC hasn’t kept you safe” could so easily be any other hospital trust - such as Oxford. It’s clear the latest rating of Oxford is suspicious.

[Alison Moore @alijanemoore also on Bluesky @AliJaneMoore]

Seven breaches involving four fundmental standards and "requires improvement" for safety. Yet the CQC algorithm makes that "good" overall. How can that be an accurate representation of this unit? https://t.co/hoi8dp6lvM

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

Or… the familiar pattern of senior leaders moving into maternity improvement positions after avoiding scrutiny for their involvement in a maternity scandal

[Alison Moore @alijanemoore also on Bluesky @AliJaneMoore]

When you see someone pop up in an exec role in the NHS whom you are pretty certain had to leave their last two jobs because of bullying

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck…

[Hannah Barnes @hannahsbee]

I guess what I'm saying is, this is all paints such a confusing picture - for families directly impacted, the public, everyone. It is hard to square the CQC's rating with it's own observations, before even considering what else is going alongside. Something is not quite right...

[Gary John @BoWynStorm]

The sooner @leedsmaternity starts treating families with the respect they deserve, the better. To the PR team and Trust Board: families are familiar with the usual tactics and messaging. Speak to Anthony May at @nottmhospitals to understand what positive engagement can look like.

[Lauren @Laurenncaul]

It is beyond disrespectful and insulting to myself and the hundreds, if not thousands, of women, children and families who have been harmed or killed at the hands of @LeedsHospitals
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