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·Dr Jane Hawdon; Thirlwall Inquiry

Dr Jane Hawdon — external neonatal reviewer (Thirlwall Inquiry)

Dr Jane Hawdon, consultant neonatologist and external reviewer, gave Thirlwall Inquiry evidence on the reviews commissioned around the cluster and the constraints under which those reviews operated.

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Context

Dr Jane Hawdon is a consultant neonatologist and experienced external reviewer. She gave Thirlwall Inquiry evidence on the reviews commissioned around the cluster and the structural constraints under which those reviews operated — particularly the terms of reference set by the commissioning Trust.

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Dr Jane Hawdon

The terms of reference we were given did not permit us to form a view on individual-case causation in the way that was, as it turned out, necessary. A different scope would have produced a different review.
Thirlwall Inquiry witness evidence

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RCPCH review authors, Ian Harvey.

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Contains public-sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Original source: thirlwall.inquiry.gov.uk . Mirrored on this site on 2026-04-21.