Alison Davies 💙

@drphilhammond Add *nursing*

If we have got it wrong on Letby, and a broad consensus of independent experts suggests that we have, then it reflects very badly on every profession involved. Medicine, management, law, policing, politics, professional regulation and the media. In future we need proper real-time safety monitoring in healthcare so all unexpected spikes in adverse events are independently and expertly examined and resolved shortly after they happen. It would be expensive to implement, but much cheaper in the long run than litigation, false accusation and public inquiries years after the events. This should have been introduced after the Bristol inquiry in 2001 examined a spike of 35 excess deaths in babies dating back over a decade, because the heart surgery unit was simply not up to the task of coping with the complexity of the caseload. We spent millions on a public inquiry to stop it happening again, and here we are again.

Smart hospital bed

@TedUrchin @implausibleblog @HelloFreshUK I also had a similar experience. It’s awful.

@implausibleblog @HelloFreshUK Yes, absolutely. I feel like I’ve been conned. @HelloFreshUK

My daughter recommended @HelloFreshUK saying that I could trial for free plus delivery charge. 3 meals arrived on Tuesday but they have not given me time to even assess it before charging my account £30 today and refusing me reimbursement albeit I don’t want it. Awful service.

Found the worst job ever (£28k a year btw)

Here’s a screenshot of my Dewi Evans referral, made before the Baby K retrial. By that point, I had already examined in detail what he had said publicly and much of what he had said in court and come to see the obvious conclusion that every other actual neonatologist who has looked into it has seen: Dr Evans had essentially reinvented neonatology in order to present himself as an expert and charge an undisclosed but certainly hefty sum. (He later quietly shifted his self-description to “professional witness” - whatever that’s supposed to mean.) I stand by every word I said. Furthermore, since then, I’ve reviewed all the “expert” reports Dr Evans has written: I could write a GMC referral the size of a book, listing not opinions, but cold, hard facts - demonstrating that this man is has no grasp of neonatology and has breached nearly every principle of the medical expert code. But I won’t. Why? Because the system doesn’t care. •The police don’t care. •The CPS doesn’t care. • The judiciary don’t care. •The GMC certainly doesn’t care. Lucy Letby is guilty because Dr Evans says so - and that’s enough. Anyone who dares question that - whether they’re a Bulgarian female neonatologist, an international professor, or a whole group of global national and international experts who actually understand science and/or neonatology - is immediately branded a “truther”, a “conspiracy theorist”, or some other dismissive label. Their credentials, logic, and evidence are irrelevant. Because Dr Evans says otherwise. And that’s all it takes. Whoop whoop. Hooray. Justice, apparently. Let’s talk about what happened next. Guy Adams of the Daily Mail then dedicated a two-page spread explaining what a real example of sainthood Dr Evans was and allowing him to continue to harass me - for daring to speak out. At the time, I was the only independent currently practising UK neonatologist to publicly call out Dewi Evans’ deeply flawed contributions. (Mike Hall also had but he was a defence expert. And yes - Dr Hall is an actual genuine expert). Now, here’s what’s interesting: several other doctors also raised concerns. Some referred Evans to the GMC. All of them were men. But Guy and Dewi picked me. I will wait patiently to hear the answer but I wonder… could it because: •I’m a woman. •I’m not rich. •I’m employed (read: easily targetable). •I’m Bulgarian. That’s misogyny. That’s xenophobia. That’s classism. It’s all there. (Never mind the fact that I am also British and gained top degrees in medicine and law from top British universities - because who would want the truth to come in the way of important people being important and making lots of money…) But Guy didn’t stop with the hit piece. He then emailed multiple of my employers the vile trope I posted about yesterday. A journalist of real calibre. Let’s be very clear: what’s happening here is more than just individual injustice. This is a state endorsed exercise of scapegoating for human and system failures with a multitude of victims and an ominous message to every professional in the UK: Do your job too well, challenge bad science, raise legitimate concerns - and you’ll be punished for it. And finally, a well-earned round of applause to those who made this circus show possible: •Cheshire Police •The CPS •The British “justice” system And let’s not forget the shining lights of British journalism: Guy Adams, Liz Hull, and Judith Moritz - who basically co-authored a masterclass in “How Not to Do Good Journalism”. Honestly, it should be taught in journalism school. Let’s make Guy Adams famous for his behaviour. Long overdue. @guyadams @MailOnline @DailyMailUK @drphilhammond @wesstreeting

she fangirled for a sec and immediately locked in for her girls, she’s my pope

'Anxious' mother issues heartfelt plea to find missing 14-year-old daughter lbc.co.uk/crime/missing-…

@Barristerblog @theRCN

Nurses call for independent review of Lucy Letby convictions amidst claims that many NHS employuees are too frightened to voice concerns. thejusticegap.com/nurses-are-bei…

@RexvsLucyLetby @theRCN

Hundreds of healthcare workers demand review into Letby conviction Nurses, doctors and psychiatrists ask unions to ‘stand with us’ to protect NHS staff from allegations of wrongdoing Archive link: archive.ph/eB9yV telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/2…

@ClarkeMicah @theRCN

A coalition of NHS workers – NineteenNurses.com  – is calling on healthcare unions to demand an independent review into the conviction of former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby. I hope the unions respond: thejusticegap.com/nurses-are-bei…

Terrible news to hear that Virginia Giuffre has died by suicide The ONLY people to pay the price for Epstein’s crimes against women are WOMEN The powerful men walk free and avoid consequences - that cannot continue

@RoseUnwin @nsmtc intellectualdisability.info/how-to-guides/…

ICYMI: new research by @Timewise_UK published this week shows a widening gap between frontline roles and office-based staff when it comes to flexible working. theguardian.com/money/2025/jan…

@lewis_goodall @Iromg @TheNewsAgents @jonsopel @maitlis Yes @lewis_goodall you bloody tell him.

Thanks for listening, Mike! Can’t say I have any idea what’s on your running order- if that’s what you can call your bile. I’ll take no lectures about hating Britain from anyone who hasn’t had a good word to say about this country in decades and/or anyone using an appalling failure of the state and the trauma of families for their own political purposes.

Amazingly @TheNewsAgents don’t think the Southport killings are news. Perhaps @jonsopel @maitlis and @lewis_goodall ought to rename their loss making podcast. Not one word. They hate Britain and its people…

@RichmondTheatre Thankyou! That’s great 😀

@Alison_C_D Hi Alison, There will be a Relaxed Performance this year! It will be on sale soon 💜

From red roses to sparkly slippers, our 2025 panto will be... Cinderella! 💜✨ 🎟️ Tickets available on our website! 📆 Sat 6 Dec 2025 - Sun 4 Jan 2026

@pritipatel Britian?!!

Starmer is putting Britian at risk and needs to be honest about what he intends compromise in his pursuit to make friends with China. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

@frombwtocolor Yep, circa 2013 that was on my tv for much of the day, my daughter loved it!!! X

Congrats to Chris McCausland! Though for me he'll always be Rudi the market seller from Me Too. Anyone else remember that show? #StrictlyComeDancing

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@lewis_goodall Was a great show Lewis. Can’t wait for the new regular quiz segment so you can sport that jacket again?

Just the most unforgettable day taking News Agents to Royal Albert Hall. Pinch me stuff for the whole team. Thanks to all of you those who came. You made it very special for all of us.