Toxic cover-up culture in NHS poses risk to mothers and babies – regulator chief

GMC data shows that more than one in four (27%) obstetrics and gynaecology trainees admit they have felt hesitant escalating a patient to a more senior medic (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

Harm to mothers and their babies is at risk of being normalised owing to a “toxic” culture of cover-up in the NHS, the head of the doctors’ regulator will say.

Charles Massey, chief executive of the General Medical Council (GMC), will tell delegates at a conference on Monday “something must have gone badly wrong” in workplaces when trainee doctors are fearful of speaking up.