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.
Key ground
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.