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@thesundaytimes Front Page hit the nail on the head and look at the history to tell the story as to what has actually cause Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder Emma Murphy (INFACT) ☘️💕😘🦋 Rebecca Bromley Amanda Wood Peter Turnpenny

In 2005, by chance I started working on a study to investigate what risks might be associated with valproate & the other antiseizure meds. This work then developed into my #PhD & I’ve been working on this topic ever since. I have met so many inspiring families….1/6

Tory peer Baroness Julia Cumberlege has suggested a trust with an initial £20m should be set up to support families harmed by valproate. She said: "The system failed them and we have a duty to help them. We must not turn our backs on them." 4/7

See below a statement from our co-Chair, Julia Cumberlege, to coincide with the 2nd anniversary of the publication of Review Tweets report #FirstDoNoHarm

Superb interview Sijo - great credit to you and FURD.

Nuthatch ?

The victims of contaminated blood products are of course deserving of compensation, and the process has taken far too long. So too are the families who are victims of valproate teratogenicity - also waiting … and waiting.

And years of parental uncertainty, anxiety, “The doctors told me that … ”, … and the rest

Well done Andy. Fantastic achievement.

November 19 and the first proper frost this autumn. For 3-4 years after we moved to Exeter in late 1993 this happened by the end of September.

Was born halfway between the structure of DNA being discovered and publication of the paper in Nature. So a visit to The Helix Bridge in Singapore seems the appropriate thing to do on a significant birthday!

My daughter, who currently lives in Singapore, learned today that when the nucleotide base-pair lights were first installed on the bridge they mixed up the letters (unintended variants). A schoolchild pointed out the error, so they closed the bridge one night to correct them.

Congratulations Maggie Shepherd 💙 so brilliant to see your amazing work with #monogenicdiabetes diabetesgenes recognised by Aster Guardians #GlobalNursingAward2023 !!!!! 👏👏👏Exeter Med School Royal Devon NHS NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility @athattersley

Superb article by Jullien Gaer. The NHS is not fit for worship, despite pockets of world leading excellence and many dedicated people working very hard - it’s current structure and culture is locked in a downward spiral. digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1397/read…

"Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics" by Peter Turnpenny made it to our list of the best #genetics books of all time! mostrecommendedbooks.com/lists/best-gen…

Today in the The Lancet, we UK geneticists argue: "Population screening requires robust evidence—genomics is no exception" Anneke Lucassen, Helen Firth, Bill Newman, Caroline Wright, Margaret McCartney, @wilkie_lab, Robin Lachmann,TomlinsonGroup,Lucy Raymond authors.elsevier.com/a/1iD4W_3CjG8W…

I am pleased that NHS England has accepted my recommendation for a system to monitor the safe use of the most potent teratogenic medicines with a pregnancy prevention programme, starting with valproate - see patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/our-work/recom… Janet Williams MBE INFACT Campaign Emma Murphy (INFACT) ☘️💕😘🦋 ValproateSurvivors 🤰 #Valproate caremongerer

It was good to be present at the launch of The Hughes Report in Parliament today - redress for victims of valproate teratogenicity and vaginal mesh surgery. 40 yrs since ‘fetal valproate syndrome’ first appeared in the medical literature. Will the recommendations be honoured?

The new book by my nephew Tom is Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month !! 👏 👏