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Witness: Jane Tomkinson Statement No.: 4 Exhibits: 31 [JT/1: JT/3:1]l Dated: 11 December 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY FOURTH WITNESS STATEMENT OF JANE TOMKINSON I, Jane Tomkinson, will say as follows: - Personal details 1. My full name is Jane Tomkinson. I was appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS F…

Witness Name: Jane Tomkinson Statement No: 2 Exhibits: JT/33 — JT/272 Dated: 27 March 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY WITNESS STATEMENT 2 OF JANE TOMKINSON I, Jane Tomkinson, of the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 1 UL, will say as follows: 1. My full name is Jane Tomk…

OWitness Name: Jane Tomkinson Statement No.: 1 Exhibits: JT/01 — JT/32 Dated: 27 March 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY WITNESS STATEMENT 1 OF JANE TOMKINSON I. Jane Tomkinson, of the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 1 UL, will say as follows: - 1. I am the Chief Executi…

Witness Name: Jane Tomkinson Statement No: 3 Exhibits: JT/273 Dated: 27 March 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY WITNESS STATEMENT 3 OF JANE TOMKINSON I, Jane Tomkinson, of the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 1 UL, will say as follows: - 1. I am the Chief Executive of the…

…(10.03 am) LADY JUSTICE THIRLWALL: Good morning. Ms Langdale. MS LANGDALE: My Lady, may I call Ms Tomkinson. MS JANE TOMKINSON (sworn) Questions by MS LANGDALE LADY JUSTICE THIRLWALL: Do sit down. A. Thank you. MS LANGDALE: Can you give us your name, please, and a brief summary of your career and where you work now? A. My name is Jane To…

…h me in that regard. 68. After Lucy Letby's trial was concluded, I contacted the CEO at the Countess of Chester, Jane Tomkinson, to see if she would meet with me to understand any learning from the case that we at UHNM could use prior to the release of the national independent inquiry. It took some time to arrange this, but I had a very u…

…changes, I would just flag the evidence that you've received about the culture of the organisation as set out by Jane Tomkinson. We agree with the written submissions of the Department that good culture and good leadership are manifestly connected. We note the passage that the Department cites from the evidence of Mr Vineall at paragraph…

…ord would be updated by the Trust so that no inappropriate correspondence was sent out to the bereaved parents." Jane Tomkinson refers in her statement to a neonatal standards review dated July 2016, which she states: "... records that counselling services were on offer with leaflets and a contact number outside the neonatal unit door, in…

…NHS Trusts in 2015/16 CoCH operated a divisional structure. This is described in the first witness statement of Jane Tomkinson [INQ0017158_0011 §44]. It is not repeated here. The structure has been the subject of criticism because obstetrics and paediatrics were in different divisions. We address below under Remedial Actions the changes…

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e, Jane Tomkinson, in her oral oard and leadership seeks to embed an open culture across the organisation. Ms Tomkinson noted that I e and tone to speak up from the absolute top of the e also noted: So you can have all the policies and process for following them, then they will never be ef number of areas. One is around the expectat also…

…ent Trust culture and leadership in the cally at paragraphs 69-72). What was said in the urrent Chief Executive, Jane Tomkinson, in her oral oard and leadership seeks to embed an open culture across the organisation. Ms Tomkinson noted that I e and tone to speak up from the absolute top of the e also noted: 4

…idwifery regularly attending the Board to provide updates directly. (3) Service provision In her first statement Jane Tomkinson describes the current provision of perinatal services in the hospital [INQ0017158_0010 §38]. A new neonatal unit was opened in 2021. As a larger and modern space, it is possible to facilitate Family Integrated Ca…

…been pretty, pretty enthusiastic in taking forward the leadership and development and training programme. But as Jane [Tomkinson, Chief Executive Officer of the Countess of Chester Hospital] said there’s a point at which you have to get, you know, a sensible reception from the other side. And, you know, with somebody like her at the helm…

…vidually by name ddressing the events of 2015/16. ital (CoCH) has been set out in the documents and Inquiry; see Jane Tomkinson’s witness statements Whilst oral evidence was not heard from Ms rst statement [INQ0017158 §§5-15]. 2015/16 and continued in this post until July 2020. ption of the structure, staffing and operation of the ]. As t…