Ashley John-Baptiste
Senior Reporter and Presenter at BBC
BBC Reporter & Presenter | Enquiries - [email protected] | Order my debut book ‘Looked After’ - link in bio 👇🏽
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1 month ago |
newstatesman.com | Ashley John-Baptiste
There is no denying that, for so many looked-after children, growing up in care can be brutal and traumatic. I should know. I was looked after for most of my childhood, shunted between a range of foster homes in south-east London, as well as doing a stint in a residential care home with pre-teen boys of a similar age. In my case, it was necessary. But what concerns me is children being placed into care when it’s avoidable – when there’s a better alternative.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Ashley John-Baptiste
Ashley John-BaptisteBBC News InvestigationsAn NHS provider that won a £2bn contract to deliver blood-testing services for hospitals and GPs is failing to deliver reliable results, according to medical professionals. Synnovis, a public-private partnership between the medical company Synlab and Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College hospital foundation trusts, secured the contract in 2021 to deliver pathology services for just under 200 GP surgeries across south-east London.
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Jun 7, 2024 |
thetimes.com | Ashley John-Baptiste
I can’t remember anyone before Joyce, although my records mention an emergency foster family I was placed with at about the age of two. Apparently, Joyce became my foster mum when I was around four years old, but when I think back to the start of my life she is all I can remember. They, whoever they are, say that one way of coping with childhood trauma is by forgetting. Maybe that’s me. But the one thing I knew as fact was that Joyce loved me. So long as I had Joyce, I knew I would be OK.
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Jun 7, 2024 |
brnw.ch | Ashley John-Baptiste |Sophie Mort
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Jun 5, 2024 |
waterstones.com | Ashley John-Baptiste |Sophie Mort
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