Jo Dagustun

Own views. Volunteering for the Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS, established 1960) is my principal work focus.

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@Laurenncaul @jamesmurray_ldn It will be important to see transparency around who chairs which items of the agenda reported in the official notes of the Taskforce meetings.

[Lauren @Laurenncaul]

Yes, @jamesmurray_ldn chaired the last task force meeting but left after an hour, before any of the real conversations began.

What actions or progress do we expect to happen in an hour?

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

Did I read this statement from @MidwivesRCM correctly?
Presumably many of the midwives exhibiting such poor behaviour are RCM members, and their line managers too. (That's assuming proper line management exists; my hunch is that may be another aspect of this terrible mess.)

[Royal College of Midwives 💙 @MidwivesRCM]

A Panorama programme airing this evening highlights the failures in maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The RCM has responded: https://t.co/eLu73SwJ29

[Frank Herd @frankherdj]

Maternity Reform Must Be 'Comprehensive', Says Murray https://t.co/WJorQSqJNG

[Birthrights @birthrightsorg]

Have you considered a #HomeBirth w/ #Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in the last 12 months, or supported someone who has? We want to hear about your experience of seeking or providing home birth support at this Trust.
📝 Share your feedback: https://t.co/Kd93o1EZzM

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@ProfAsmaKhalil Thanks for sharing. Will I find a write up of key points somewhere, Asma?

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

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[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@RoyLilley Yep!

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@BirthTrauma @AmandaPCraig Not every woman, obviously.
But it's so sad that Amanda might even think this could be true.
What a reflection on the state of our maternity services her honest opinion is☹️
Thank you for sharing.

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@MidwivesRCM Is there another 'read more' as the current linked 'read more' is a bit light on facts! Thank you 🙏

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@EndoExplained @catherineroyuk Can you share your calculations please?

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@catherineroyuk I don't understand. We are talking here about which professional first talks to a pregnant woman when she has decided to request NHS maternity care. Why is it a problem that this professional is a midwife - primed to liaise with/notify/refer to further professionals as necessary?

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@BirthTrauma FWIW, here's the view from AIMS on this proposal:
"an unhelpful use of parliamentary time"
https://t.co/KC1H6vzfY1
@theodoraclarke

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@LouiseAThompson FWIW, not everyone's convinced it would work out as well as hoped. eg https://t.co/KC1H6vzfY1

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@ChelseaBluebell If only it were as simple😢 FWIW, here is the view of AIMS on this: https://t.co/KC1H6vzfY1

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@MAurelius200 @wesstreeting But others disagree: "It is the view of AIMS that the forthcoming parliamentary discussion about the proposal for a new Maternity Commissioner is an unhelpful use of parliamentary time ..." https://t.co/KC1H6vzfY1

[Amanda Ford @AmandaFord45010]

@MartynPitman Why are we Not surprised with this Times article informing us of the maternity death & harm ?
The push for a maternity non clinical commissioner is Not the answer !
We have currently so many layers of system investigation / scrutiny oversight that are not fit for purpose.

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@SkyNews https://t.co/KC1H6vzfY1

[Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo]

@DadOfAubrey @DHSCgovuk @CQCProf Good question. Alternative defn: "don't result in the small number of particularly extreme adverse outcomes that politicians have been targeting in recent years" ... ???