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Twenty-five years ago, Wendy Savage was suspended from medical practice for alleged incompetence in the management of five obstetric cases. The subsequent debate and public enquiry became a cause célèbre. A Savage Enquiry is a gripping account of Wendy Savage's suspension from medical practice for alleged incompetence and her subsequent reinstatement, and identified six policy issues which were raised by the enquiry: - Who controls childbirth? - What services do women want and who decides what they get? - Who is accountable to whom in the National Health Service? - How can the concept of incompetence be defined in a field like obstetrics, where there is a wide range of opinion about the best way to look after pregnant women? - Are the procedures for disciplining doctors appropriate and cost effective? - How can the freedom of academic staff in medical schools to advance new or unorthodox opinions be protected? In Birth and Power, Wendy Savage and other eminent contributors examine what has happened since the issues were brought into focus twenty-five years ago and consider what still needs to be done. Contributions include a woman surgeon s personal account of suspension from practice; an account of the threats to academic freedom written by Anne MacLean, an academic who blew the whistle and suffered the consequences; and a discussion on accountability by the esteemed professor, James Drife. Birth and Power is of particular interest to academics, health workers, social researchers, teachers, students and mothers. Includes the full text of A Savage Enquiry. Contributors: Luke Zander, Marsden Wagner, Joan Donley, John Eversley, James Drife, Ron Taylor, John Hendy QC, Michael Goodyear, Anne MacLean, Beverly Beech and Jane Sandall
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Professor Wendy Savage qualified as a doctor in 1960 and in 1977 became
Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Honorary Consultant at
the London Hospital Medical College. She was suspended from her post in
1985 accused of incompetence in the management of five obstetric cases. The
subsequent debate and public inquiry became a cause célèbre. She was
reinstated in 1986 when the allegations were not upheld and retired in
2000. She wrote about this experience in A Savage Enquiry: Who Controls
Childbirth? Wendy Savage is the author and co-author of over forty-five
papers on a number of topics including induced abortion, sexually
transmitted disease, childbirth and caesarean section. She was an elected
member of General Medical Council 1989-2005. Contributors include John
Hendy QC, a renowned barrister who has been involved in many high profile
cases; Beverley Beech, chair of AIMS (Association for Improvements in the
Maternity Services) and Professor Jim Drife, Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology at the University of Leeds; with further contributions from
Joan Donley, John Eversley, Professor Michael Goodyear, Professor Jane
Sandall, Professor Ron Taylor, Marsden Wagner and Luke Zander. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Professor Wendy Savage qualified as a doctor in 1960 and in 1977 became
Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Honorary Consultant at
the London Hospital Medical College. She was suspended from her post in
1985 accused of incompetence in the management of five obstetric cases. The
subsequent debate and public inquiry became a cause célèbre. She was
reinstated in 1986 when the allegations were not upheld and retired in
2000. She wrote about this experience in A Savage Enquiry: Who Controls
Childbirth? Wendy Savage is the author and co-author of over forty-five
papers on a number of topics including induced abortion, sexually
transmitted disease, childbirth and caesarean section. She was an elected
member of General Medical Council 1989-2005. Contributors include John
Hendy QC, a renowned barrister who has been involved in many high profile
cases; Beverley Beech, chair of AIMS (Association for Improvements in the
Maternity Services) and Professor Jim Drife, Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology at the University of Leeds; with further contributions from
Joan Donley, John Eversley, Professor Michael Goodyear, Professor Jane
Sandall, Professor Ron Taylor, Marsden Wagner and Luke Zander. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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