For women, giving birth In England is becoming riskier. Maternal deaths in the UK have increased since the pandemic and are now higher than they have been for more than a decade. as.ft.com/r/a4fc58ff-6...
If you want to be scandalised, listen to @laurahughesft.bsky.social's Toxic Legacy podcast, which describes some of the harm being suffered and the failure of institutions to take it seriously. Thanks to her covering the letter, and keeping the story alive.
A lobbyist who worked directly for Peter Mandelson, on the Palantir board, and on the board of *four* NHS trusts.
Lobbying the NHS to hand over even more patient data to Palantir.
This absolutely stinks. Get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign my petition:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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SCOOP: A senior NHS official privately urged colleagues to add more patient data into a Palantir-built platform at the same time as he was being paid to advise the US technology company. as.ft.com/r/ab744740-5...
New: Matthew Swindells, who privately urged colleagues to add more patient data into a Palantir-built platform at the same time as he was being paid to advise the US technology company, is stepping down from the health service. www.ft.com/content/3d1d...
This is v important piece on UK maternal care by @laurahughesft.bsky.social but makes for difficult reading
My wife encountered this with our second child, thankfully everything ended up OK but there were a series of very dangerous mistakes made
as.ft.com/r/24e63817-d...
SCOOP: University College London has agreed to pay £21mn to settle a lawsuit brought by students over Covid disruption, a watershed move that is set to put pressure on other institutions to compensate graduates. as.ft.com/r/50cd12f9-3...
Maternity care is broken. Who can fix it? - by @laurahughesft.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...