Michael Buchanan
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Hebridean | Social Affairs Correspondent
Joined August 2009
RT @Leaseholderhelp: BREAKING: We have issued legal letters to four of the UK's largest freeholders: E&J Estates, Long Harbour, Consensus B….
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RT @tumtumtum: Update:. Earlier this year the High Court granted us permission to judicially review the GMC’s decision to cancel Dr Jonatha….
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RT @CharlotteRowle1: BBC has been investigating claims patients harmed at Umiversity Hospital Sussec where police are investigating allegat….
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NEW: A surgeon banned from working by a private healthcare company over concerns about his medical practice continues to work in the NHS. With @CharlotteRowle1 .
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RT @CharlotteRowle1: George Findlay boss of Sussex hospital has stepped down at University Hospitals Sussex. Listen to our #fBBCfileon4repo….
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Reposting this in light of the report into court delays. My extraordinary week last year at Telford Magistrates Court.
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RT @Wesso311: A paramedic who secretly gave a pregnant woman an abortion drug, killing their unborn child, has been jailed for 10 years and….
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RT @DdesimoneDaniel: How MI5 piled falsehood on falsehood in the case of a spy who abused women.
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RT @emilyinpublic: I honestly cannot express my appreciation enough for everyone who has supported me along the way. But really, without….
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NEW: After an extraordinary ten year campaign by @emilyinpublic her abuser was finally jailed this week. As she says herself, "it only took 3,706 days of me fighting" for him to be imprisoned.
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RT @DdesimoneDaniel: MI5 is in this mess because they covered for a violent misogynist state agent who used his role to coerce and abuse. A….
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RT @FionaWinserRamm: Following @wesstreeting maternity announcement on Monday, a full statement from some of the bereaved and harmed famili….
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NEW: Ministers’ plans to help people into work rather than onto benefits are “a mess” and “undeliverable” according to officials. Employment support package “only has a handful of people working on a £1B programme.” .More welfare problems for government.
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Just to clarify, that was a response to the programme team, I wasn’t involved at all - I heard it at home.
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Extraordinary response from @DWP to BBC insight’s request for an interview with @stephenctimms on #WelfareReformBill .“We are not able to make the interview for early next week work as we need at least 2 weeks notice to get approval for media.”. The bill was published last week.
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Usually I have to explain a story in 2-3 minutes. The good folk at Newscast allowed Suzanne and I to have a proper discussion about why maternity services are struggling.
Thank you to @BBCSocial #Newscast and @adamfleming for asking me to discuss with @BBCMBuchanan the National inquiry into maternity care which has just been announced @LeighDay_Law.
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NEW: A national inquiry is to take place into maternity care in England. The review will look into concerns at up to 10 units, inc Leeds & Sussex. There will also be a look at previous inquiries to pull together one national set of actions. Due to be finished by December.
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RT @DivyaTalwar1: NEW - Nearly 70 families & 5 whistleblowers previously told me about safety concerns - today Maternity services at Leeds….
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RT @gmhales: "These stories erase the part that matters most: the human cost of turning private pain into public performance, and the way a….
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NEW: Police inquiry into maternity failings at Shrewsbury & Telford begins to interview current & former staff. Inquiry - launched five years ago - is now more focussed on possible corporate manslaughter charges.
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