Lorin Lakasing is not convinced the glut of maternity inquiries will make services safer.
The terms of reference are too narrow and the investigators keep asking the wrong people the wrong questions. The Care Quality Commission widely regarded by frontline healthcare professionals as ‘completely unfit’ for purpose remains the ultimate judge and jury. We have major problems in relation to teaching, training, teamwork, mentorship, clinical autonomy, clinical risk management, implementation of safety strategies freedom to speak up and regulation. (Quoted in Private Eye 1666 page19 (2026) Medicine Balls.)
Maternity is where meaningful medical statistics began in the 19th century: maternal death rates, neonatal death rates and infant mortality rates. My rule of thumb is that maternity services are likely better than the rest of medical care — it is just we are more aware of theme. Shocking, I know, but NHS clinical care is frequently awful. The inquires are just play acting. ”The Purpose of the System is What It Does”