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Witness Name: Professor Sir Stephen Powis Statement No.: NHSE/4 Exhibits: SP/0344-0355 Dated: 24 July 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY WITNESS STATEMENT OF PROFESSOR SIR STEPHEN POWIS I, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, will say as follows: - 1. I am the National Medical Director of NHS England and have held this position since 2018. This is my fourth…

Witness Name: Stephen Powis Statement No.: 2 Exhibits: 12 Dated: 21 March 2024 THIRL ALL INQUIRY SECOND WITNESS STATEMENT OF PROFESSOR SIR STEPHEN POWIS I, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, will say as fol ows: 1. I am the National Medical Director of NHS England and have held this position since 2018. This is my second statement in connection…

Witness Name: Professor Sir Stephen Powis Statement No.: 3 Dated: 10 April 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY THIRD WITNESS STATEMENT OF PROFESSOR SIR STEPHEN POWIS I NQ0100828_0001 I, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, will say as follows: - INTRODUCTION I am the National Medical Director of NHS England and have held this position since 2018. This is my t…

…place, and was functioning correctly, then some of the deaths would have been preventable148. 142 Professor Sir Stephen Powis, Week 15, Day 4, page 60, line 11-16 143 Professor Sir Stephen Powis, Week 15, Day 4, page 61, lines 23-25, page 62, lines 1-2, INQ0014570.pdf, pages 9-10, paragraph 144 Professor Sir Stephen Powis, Week 15, Day 4…

…k 5, day 4, 128:7-130:9; Dr Elizabeth Newby, week 4, day 4, 10:7-14. Dr John Gibbs, week 4, day 2, 22:16-18. Sir Stephen Powis, week 15, day 4, 42:6-15. Sir Stephen Powis, week 15, day 4, 40:16-41:21, Chris Dzikiti, week 15, day 2, 47:24-48:13. Dr Rachel Lambie, week 4, day 3, 28:21-25; Dr Huw Mayberry, week 4, day 3, 134:2-18; Dr Cassand…

Witness Name: Professor Sir Stephen Powis Statement No.: NHSE/1 Dated: 25 March 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY FIRST WITNESS STATEMENT OF PROFESSOR SIR STEPHEN POWIS I NQ0017495_0001 Contents INTRODUCTION 4 (1)Approach to the NHSE.11 Rule 9 Request 5 (2)Outline of this corporate witness statement 8 SECTION 1: STRUCTURE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES…

Witness Name: Professor Sir Stephen Powis Statement No.: NHSE/1 Dated: 25 March 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY FIRST WITNESS STATEMENT OF PROFESSOR SIR STEPHEN POWIS I NQ0017495_0001

Witness Name: Professor Sir Stephen Powis Statement No.: 3 Dated: 10 April 2024 THIRLWALL INQUIRY THIRD WITNESS STATEMENT OF PROFESSOR SIR STEPHEN POWIS I NQ0100828_0001

…Langdale. MS LANGDALE: My Lady, I call our last witness. LADY JUSTICE THIRLWALL: Do come forward. PROFESSOR SIR STEPHEN POWIS (sworn) LADY JUSTICE THIRLWALL: Do sit down. A. Thank you. Questions by MS LANGDALE MS LANGDALE: Can you give us your name, qualifications and a brief career history, please. A. Professor Sir Stephen Powis and I a…

ning to the present day. Sir Stephen Powis, the National Medical Director of NHS England, in his statement to the Inquiry refers to bereavement care. He says: "In 2022-23, NHS England provided ning to the present day. Sir Stephen Powis, the National Medical Director of NHS England, in his statement to the Inquiry refers to bereavement car…

…sionals, taking leadership responsibility for improving all aspects of clinical care and outcomes. Professor Sir Stephen Powis has been the National Medical Director since 2018. He was preceded by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh. Ruth May has held the post of Chief Nursing Officer since 2019, providing clinical and nursing workforce advice to t…

…the medical examiner offices in England, with details communicated by myself, Dr Aidan Fowler, and Professor Sir Stephen Powis to NHS Trusts in September 2019 [Exhibit AF/0012 [INQ0012395]; Exhibit AF/0013 [INQ0012351]]. Acute NHS Trusts in England started setting up medical examiner offices, initially scrutinising non-coronial deaths tha…

…linical Director for Neonatology 8. As set out at paragraph 1003 in the First Witness Statement of Professor Sir Stephen Powis [INQ0014759], in 2023 NHS England recognised the need for an increased focus on neonatal services and, as one of a number of actions, this led to the creation of the position of National Clinical Director ("NCD")…

…taff feel encouraged and supported to raise concerns and know they will be handled promptly and objectively. Sir Stephen Powis described this as the key means by which NHSE seeks to influence the culture of individual NNUs.76 b. Implementing the Fit and Proper Person Test (“FPPT”) through the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Act…

…each death in the neonatal unit during 2015-2017.128 As set out in the Fourth Witness Statement of Professor Sir Stephen Powis,129 NHS England conducted a similar exercise in 2023 by reviewing the reports made by the Countess of Chester via the National Reporting and Learning System and the Strategic Executive Information System. NHS Engl…