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Calling all young writers age 11-14 -the Martha Mills Young Writers Prize deadline is June 26th! Set up with @LRBbookshop in memory of Martha who was an obsessive writer. This year's theme is 'An Unlikely & @MichaelRosenYes is our guest judge! Details:
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There is no or little accountability in the NHS. If you want to know how it works, please read Paul Laity's account of what happened after his daughter's preventable death 'After Martha' (long read). He explains how 'just culture' was applied.
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3/@babylifeline Q&A with Jeremy Hunt MP points
🤲 A just culture is essential, staff must feel safe to admit mistakes without fear of blame
🇸🇪 No reason NHS can’t match Sweden’s safety levels
⚡ Rapid reviews help, but action on existing recommendations is overdue
#MatSafety2025
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If you are a medical professional I strongly urge you to read this. No matter what your expertise, no matter how good you might be don't forget the basics and always listen to those with concerns. @paullaity
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“All doctors get things wrong. What matters hugely to families in our position is that they have the courage and humility to admit to these mistakes.”
A must ready from @paullaity - thank you.
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makes for painful reading & I can only try to imagine the emotional distress experienced by Martha’s parents & family/friends.2️⃣ thoughts, 1️⃣ -this should be mandatory reading for anyone training to be a healthcare professional, 2️⃣,who speaks for “more lurking under the surface”
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Essential reading for all doctors. Makes one question if huge institutions can ever learn lessons, but on the individual level, we are all advocates for our patients. The standard we walk past is the standard we accept. lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n17/…
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Anyone and everyone should read this article
Patients & healthcare providers
The machinery of the NHS is a magnificent & monstrous thing. We all need to be more aware of it
Flatten the hierarchies, lose the ego, be open about errors #MedTwitter #NHS
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A WEEK until the deadline for the Martha Mills Young Writers' Prize. Open to 11-14 year olds in the UK. Great prizes & Frank Cottrell-Boyce as judge. Tell your budding teenage writer friends...
Martha Mills Young Writers' Prize announced - this year's guest judge is the Children's Laureate, the wonderful Frank Cottrell-Boyce
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Congratulations to Shaun Lintern from @thetimes for being awarded highly commended in Health Journalist of the Year at The Press Awards 2025!
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What an incredible day- Royal free-Northmid have started the new journey with Martha's Rule. Thanks to everyone who worked hard to bring this patient safety initiative to live
Calling 11-14 year-olds. Please spread the word.
The Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize 2025 londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/b…
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"It’s about a shift in the balance of power away from passive deference to doctors and towards patients" Thanks to @Keir_Starmer for highlighting the successes of Martha's Rule in his speech on the NHS this morning
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Warwickshire Flex Learning student overcomes adversity to win young writers' prize warwickshire.gov.uk/news/art…
“It felt like the CQC were there to protect the trust and its reputation.” theguardian.com/society/2024…
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'This early data highlights how essential the Martha’s rule escalation process will be for patients, families & staff, to help ensure those experiencing acute deterioration can be identified and treated at the earliest opportunity.' #MarthasRule
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From today, we're introducing "Martha's Rule" across a number of our inpatient wards. Patients or their loved ones can request a review if they are worried that a patient’s condition is worsening and their concerns are not being addressed. Read more at buff.ly/3CIvPta
ALT Martha Mills with short brown hair smiles brightly, her face slightly turned to the side. She has a small mole on her cheek and is outdoors near a lake with distant mountains in the background under a light sky.
Remarkable detective work, superb scholarship.
A Man of Parts and Learning lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n22/…
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Keri-Sue contacted me because we have the very worst thing in common. One doctor even said her anxiety was making him worse & she should stop taking him to hospital. I wrote about her depressingly familiar experience
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