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[Connor Tomlinson @Con_Tomlinson]

My wife just spent four hours waiting in Urgent Care at the nearest hospital, on the advice of the NHS Maternity Service, because she's showing signs of preeclampsia. Can lead to fatal blood clots. She's a high-risk pregnancy.

Seen by an African nurse who barely speaks English, and makes multiple spellings errors in her notes and hospital letter.

After four hours of waiting, she's seen by a doctor — who tells her to make her own way to another hospital to wait in the Accident & Emergency department to get tested there instead.

Comes home and calls the hospital, who transfers her to a maternity service, also staffed by an African woman with an indecipherable accent, totally indifferent to the urgency of the situation. Tells her to come into the hospital and wait.

We went to this same hospital months ago, when we thought she had miscarried. Took seven hours to see us, and after telling us twice we had probably lost the baby, they did an ultrasound which showed she was fine. Somehow, they managed to miss A SECOND BABY with the ultrasound, though.

So now she's in A&E for another few hours, either for a life-threatening condition that's getting worse while she waits, or for something a quick scan and an Aspirin prescription will fix in moments.

No wonder maternal mortality has increased.

The incompetence, inefficiency, waste, and negligence in NHS maternity services is astounding. It's not just strain on the system from demand: it's that frontline staff are not compassionate or qualified.

Nobody seems willing to criticise this because it's mean, but so many people who interact with NHS services have a bad story.

It doesn't have to be like this. I don't care what needs to change to make it work. Just make it fit for purpose.

[Sull @osullK_]

@Ofcom @therealdeal506 What about if you’ve recently taken out a contract that includes device payment?

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

England vs. USA on Friday. The loser has to keep James Corden.

[Sull @osullK_]

Petition to abolish the new #Teams emojis.

[Matt Haig @matthaig1]

If anyone is panic buying I have some panic to sell.

[Future Architects Front @ArchitectsFront]

We've launched a new survey looking into people's experiences of architectural education. We're keen to hear from anyone who has ever studied architecture at the university level. If you would like to contribute, please follow the link 🖤
https://t.co/aDGEwNTSFr

[Charlie Edmonds @charliedmonds]

A comprehensive overview of activism in architecture by @wallpapermag - very happy to be featured alongside some of our favourite groups 🖤
https://t.co/WXk8ArQBQy

[Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10]

Spoke to quite a few people yesterday who weren't feeling quite themselves, so I've put together a little playlist which I'm recommending you listen to while getting out for a walk to take your mind off things for a while
https://t.co/DIebEVXDQh

[Matt Haig @matthaig1]

Another short chapter from The Comfort Book.

[Future Architects Front @ArchitectsFront]

@toscaleblog Some universities do help with finding placements but most schools of Architecture offer no way of helping arch graduates post qualifying

[Architizer @Architizer]

Here’s our handpicked selection of designer-worthy notebooks, sketchbooks and journals. https://t.co/viV1I3J3tP

[Architects’ Journal @ArchitectsJrnal]

MPs slam UK’s ‘woefully inadequate’ housing retrofit drive https://t.co/GdrtVzgFhp

[Charles Holland @charlesjholland]

Obviously all positive changes in society happen naturally and not as a consequence of people demanding them. That would never do.

[Future Architects Front @ArchitectsFront]

@RIBA responded to our Open Letter, what do you think 🤔? L

[Future Architects Front @ArchitectsFront]

Okay - so growing bigger - we've got our second article in the AJ - check it out here: https://t.co/EpyzNA429j

[Sull @osullK_]

@SF_England It was proof of household income for the previous year as it was lower, thanks

[Sull @osullK_]

@SF_England
I’ve contacted you 3 times to be given different dates for correspondence, I understand these are estimates but my application is not updating online. I keep being given dates that I’ll hear from you but none come to fruition

[Sull @osullK_]

@SF_England Evidence was last received on the 18th of September, after some chasing and getting no info I’m really worried