of disruption to the manufacturing and supply chain. the royal couege and supply chain. the royal college of obstetricianss in the british menopause society say it's still unclear why the shortages began and why they seem to be unique to the uk. they've accused the government of an extremely frustrating lack of transparency. women have been advised to consult their pharmacist over alternative treatments but the bbc has spoken to a number of women who say they can't find an effect of substitute. at the same time there has always excited also been reported shortages of certain comped respect lives, including pills and self—administered injections. the faculty of sexual and reproductive healthcare has warned increasing the difficulty of accessing birth—control could lead to a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. women don't shout out loud, they just suffer in silence and its is more important that people like ourselves in organisations like ourselves in organisations like ourselves make everyone aware of what's happening to women. department of health spokesperson said : it's thought the supply patch

this damning report by inspectors from the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists was publisheded how, despite repeated warnings from staff, professional bodies and regulators, the health board had failed to tackle many issues that put mothers and babies at risk. there were staff shortages, the complaints system wasn't working properly, and lessons weren't being learned from mistakes. my name is alison, and i'm your chief executive. this is the woman who was in charge of the health board. we have a philosophy in this organisation that is very simple. cwm taf cares. she was earning up to £175,000 a year, and it was herjob to make sure the service was run properly. but as far back as 2012, midwives at cwm taf had been raising the alarm with her and others. i am meeting the head of the royal college of midwives in wales. she visited the hospital to see what was happening. we were finding staff in tears, really distressed that they couldn't give the care, and they genuinely felt that if they raised concerns, they would be punished in some way. certainly, by 2016—17, every time we go

this damning report by inspectors from the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists was publishedxposed how, despite repeated warnings from staff, professional bodies and regulators, the health board had failed to tackle many issues that put mothers and babies at risk. there were staff shortages, the complaints system wasn't working properly, and lessons weren't being learned from mistakes. my name is alison, and i'm your chief executive. this is the woman who was in charge of the health board. we have a philosophy in this organisation that is very simple. cwm taf cares. she was earning up to £175,000 a year, and it was herjob to make sure the service was run properly. but as far back as 2012, midwives at cwm taf had been raising the alarm with her and others. i am meeting the head of the royal college of midwives in wales. she visited the hospital to see what was happening. we were finding staff in tears, really distressed that they couldn't give the care, and they genuinely felt that if they raised concerns, they would be punished in some way. certainly, by 2016—17, every time w

can you remember when you saw that royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists report which precededat the end of 2019. at the end of 2019? yes. why did it take you so long to see that report? i wasn‘t aware that that report had actually been commissioned. harry richford‘s wholly avoidable death in 2017 highlighted systemic problems with the trust, and ms acott apologised for his death, but she had admitted she hadn‘t yet met a single family who had lost a baby due to the trust‘s poor care. it seems that she is in denial about the scale of the problem of the trust at present, if it wasn‘t for us, it would have failed to learn from his case, and it is obvious it failed to learn from other cases going way back. susan also said she hadn‘t met a single family who had lost a baby as a result of the trust was macbook air. —— trust‘s bora care —— poor care. as chief executive, i think it is very important that i learn and we all collectively learn... unless you sit down face—to—face in the same room as the people who have lost their children, you can‘t know, you can‘t even begin to know wha

can you remember when you saw that royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists report which precededme here but highlighted the issues? can you tell me when you saw it? at the end of 2019. at the end of 2019? yes. why did it take you so long to see that report? i wasn't aware that report had actually been commissioned. harry richford's wholly avoidable death in 2017 highlighted systemic problems with the trust, and ms acott apologised for his death, but she had admitted she hadn't yet met a single family who had lost a baby due to the trust's poor care. it seems that she is in denial about the scale of the problem is, if it wasn't for us, it would have failed to learn from his case, and it is obvious it failed to learn from other cases going way back. as chief executive, i think it is very important that i learn and we all collectively learn... unless you sit down face—to—face in the same room as the people who have lost their children, you can't know, you can't even begin to know what it is like. i think it is important that staff, me included, staff as well, listen to families. we

the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists and the british menopause society says it is stillegan and why they seem to be unique to the uk. they have accused the government of an extremely frustrating lack of transparency. women have been advised to consult their pharmacist over alternative treatments but the bbc has spoken to a number of women who say they cannot find an effective substitute. at the same time, there has also been reported shortages of certain contraceptives, particularly pills and self—administered injections. the faculty of sexual and reproductive health care has warned increasing the difficulty of accessing birth control could lead to a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. women do not shout out loud, theyjust suffer in silence and that is why it is more important that people like ourselves, organisations like ourselves make everybody aware of what is happening to women. a department of health spokesperson said... it is thought the supply of patches used for hormone replacement therapy could start to improve from this month but without further actio

can you remember when you saw that royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists report which precededme here but highlighted the issues? can you tell me when you saw it? at the end of 2019. at the end of 2019? yes. why did it take you so long to see that report? i wasn't aware that report had actually been commissioned. harry richford's wholly of avoidable death in 2017 highlighted systemic problems with the trust and susan acott apologised for his death but she had admitted she hadn't yet met a single family who had lost a baby due to the trust's poor care. as chief executive, i think it is very important that i learn and we all collectively learn... unless you sit down face—to—face in the same room as the people who have lost their children, you can't know, you can't even begin to know what it is like. i think it is important that staff, me included, stuff as well, listen to families. we do do that. my concern, my focus to families. we do do that. my concern, my focus needs to be to make sure that, going forward, we are doing all the right things and that, today, everything that wou

can you remember when you saw that royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists report?” hat i learn, we learn, we all collectively learn. but unless you sit down, face—to—face in the same room as the people who have lost their children, you can't know — you can't even begin to know what it was 's like. i think it is important that staff — me included — listen to families. that was the bbc‘s michael buchanan speaking to susan acott, chief executive of east kent hospitals trust. in november 2017, harry richford died seven days after his birth at kent's queen elizabeth the queen mother hospital in margate. a coroner ruled harry's death was "wholly avoidable" and was contributed to by hospital neglect. we can speak to his dad, tom. thank you for your time this morning. a lot of people will have seen some of that interview for only the first time this morning. i can only imagine what your thoughts are. what were your thoughts when you saw the chief executive of east kent hospitals trust? it was like she was in complete denial of the whole scale of the problem. i mean 6— seven

can you remember when you saw that royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists report which preceded saw it? at the end of 2019. at the end of 2019? yes. why did it take you so long to see that report? i wasn‘t aware that report had actually been commissioned. harry richford‘s wholly of avoidable death in 2017 highlighted systemic problems with the trust and susan acott apologised for his death but she had admitted she hadn‘t yet met a single family who had lost a baby due to the trust‘s poor care. as chief executive, i think it is very important that i learn and we all collectively learn... unless you sit down face—to—face in the same room as the people who have lost their children, you can‘t know, you can‘t even begin to know what it is like. i think it is important that staff, me included, stuff as well, listen to families. we do do that. my concern, my focus needs to be to make sure that, going forward, we are doing all the right things and that, today, everything that would be expected of us is being done. a woman who flew from china to london has tested positive for coronavirus

the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists and the british menopause society says it is stillfrustrating lack of transparency. women have been advised to consult their pharmacist over alternative treatments, but the bbc has spoken to a number of women who say they cannot find an effective substitute. at the same time, there have also been reported shortages of certain contraceptives, particularly pills and self—administered injections. the faculty of sexual and reproductive health care has warned increasing the difficulty of accessing birth control could lead to a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. women do not shout out loud, theyjust suffer in silence and that is why it is more important that people like ourselves, organisations like ourselves make everybody aware of what is happening to women. a department of health spokesperson said... it is thought the supply of patches used for hormone replacement therapy could start to improve from this month, but without further action, many women could be waiting much longer for medication they rely on. charlotte rose, bbc n

the royal college of obstetricians and gynocologists and the british menapause society says it is stillmen have been advised to consult their pharmacist over alternative treatments but the bbc has spoken to a number of women who say they cannot find an effective substitute. at the same time there has also been reported shortages of certain contraceptives, particularly pills and self—administered injections. the faculty of sexual and reproductive healthcare has warned increasing the difficulty of access in birth control could lead to a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. women do not shout out loud, theyjuts suffer in silence and that is why it is important that people like ourselves, organisations like ourselves make everybody aware of what is happening to women. a department of health spokesperson said... it is thought the supply of patches used for hormone replacement therapy could start improve this month but without further action, many women could be waiting much longer for medication they rely on. charlotte rose, bbc news. people have given up reporting crimes because the

the only way to sort it out is what the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists and other societiesmaceutical services committee and also of course the charities, patient advocates and the medical societies, to get it together very quickly so that we can solve the problem. if it is freely available in europe, it should be available over here and it is a disgrace it has not been fixed long ago. concerns have been voiced about the possibility of unplanned pregnancies and abortions increasing as a result of this. 0k, well, that is a similar, associated issue, particularly with one particular type of contraception, the self injections. you may have seen the new stories earlier today about that. certainly, that is something ofa that. certainly, that is something of a postcode lottery where this very useful method of contraception you administer yourself is no longer available. not at all? know, there isa available. not at all? know, there is a single manufacturer and for some reason, they have supply problems and they are working hard to do something about it. that is not acceptable for

the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists and the british menopause society says it is stilltute. at the same time, there has also been reported shortages of certain contraceptives, particularly pills and self—administered injections. the faculty of sexual and reproductive health care has warned increasing the difficulty of accessing birth control could lead to a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. women do not shout out loud, theyjust suffer in silence and that is why it is more important that people like ourselves, organisations like ourselves make everybody aware of what is happening to women. a department of health spokesperson said... it is thought the supply of patches used for hormone replacement therapy could start to improve from this month but without further action, many women could be waiting much longer for medication they rely on. charlotte rose, bbc news. now with all the business new here's alice baxer in birmingham. you join me here right in the middle of birmingham city centre and we are in our high viz which means we are ona in our high viz which m