In this article, Sharon Hartles reflects upon the significant impacts of avoidable harms that have been perpetuated for decades as a result of medical negligence on behalf of the regulator (Committee on Safety of Medicines) that advised the UK Licensing Authority on the safety of medicines and the manufacturer of Epilim (Sanofi). Sharon Hartles is a member of the Open University’s Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative.

Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy - The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion - CCSE (18/06/21) 

https://ccseljmu.wordpress.com/2021/06/18/sodium-valproate-the-fetal-valproate-syndrome-tragedy/

Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy - Featured on The Patient Safety learning Hub (11/06/21) 

https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/womens-health/sodium-valproate-the-fetal-valproate-syndrome-tragedy-r4746/

Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy - Featured on FACSA - Fetal Anti Convulsion Syndrome  Association - UK  (09/06/21) 

Originally published by: The Open University - The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Department of Social Policy & Criminology (OUSocPolCrim) - Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)

This article was originally published on: 

​The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 09/06/21

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This, and other publications (below) can be viewed here: 

The Open University, Research Centre, HERC Blogs

https://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/sodium-valproate-fetal-valproate-syndrome-tragedy

https://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/vagrancy-act-1824-consign-it-history

https://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/mesh-denial-half-truths-and-harms

https://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/brexit-migration-and-homelessness-new-terrain

https://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/primodos-next-steps-towards-justice

https://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/primodos-first-step-towards-justice

https://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/snc-lavalin-charges-settlement-have-lessons-been-learned

https://oucriminology.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/the-punitive-shift-towards-the-criminalisation-of-homelessness/

Mesh: Denial, half-truths and the harms

In this article, Sharon Hartles critically discusses the harmful impacts of mesh medical devices against the backdrop of disempowerment, denial and half-truths. Sharon Hartles was awarded an MA in Crime and Justice (with distinction) from The Open University and is a member of the Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative.

Published by: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion (23/03/21)

https://ccseljmu.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/mesh-denial-half-truths-and-the-harms/

Featured on the Patient Safety learning Hub (23/03/21) 

https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/womens-health/mesh-denial-half-truths-and-the-harms-march-2021-r4264/

Originally published by: The Open University - The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Department of Social Policy & Criminology (OUSocPolCrim) - Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)

http://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/mesh-denial-half-truths-and-harms

http://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/

https://oucriminology.wordpress.com/ 

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This, and other publications (below) can be viewed here: http://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/

Published The Open University - The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Department of Social Policy & Criminology (OUSocPolCrim) - Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)

Homelessness beyond criminalisation: Surviving in a global pandemic 

Published by: The Open University - The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Department of Social Policy & Criminology (OUSocPolCrim) - Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)

http://www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/herc/blog/homelessness-beyond-criminalisation-surviving-global-pandemic (20.01.2021)

Homelessness beyond criminalisation: Surviving in a global pandemic

Published by: The Open University - The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Department of Social Policy & Criminology (OUSocPolCrim) - Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)

 https://oucriminology.wordpress.com/2021/01/20/homelessness-beyond-criminalisation-surviving-in-a-global-pandemic/ (20.01.2021)

​​​My article: Primodos: The first step towards Justice 

viewed on: The Centre for the Social History of Health & Healthcare 17/08/20

viewed on: The Week in Justice 16/08/20
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published by:The British Society of Criminology 12/08/20

viewed on: The Association For Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests 01/08/20

published by The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion 29/07/20

published by: The Open University, Research Centre  22/07/20

​published by: The Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 21/07/20

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" This is a superb article which gives a full and detailed account of the need for justice for HPTs/Primodos families damaged by these unnecessary drugs. So grateful for your incredible review. Thank you #hormonepregtest #malriel #APPGhormonepregnancytests "     (23.07.2020)  @Malriel

Marie Lyon, Chair of the Association for Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests

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Please consider signing the Association for Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests' petition calling for Boris Johnson (Matt Hancock) to implement the remainder of the recommendations set out in the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review published the First Do No Harm Report entitled: 

'Protect patients & make our healthcare system safer for our children'  

SNC-Lavalin: Charges to settlement, have lessons been learned?

https://oucriminology.wordpress.com/2020/06/22/snc-lavalin-charges-to-settlement-have-lessons-been-learned/ (22nd June 2020) (Harm Evidence Research Collaborative) - The Open University 

https://thebscblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/snc-lavalin-charges-to-settlement-have-lessons-been-learned/ (9th June 2020) (British Society of Criminology)

Please feel free to read my latest piece of published work over Christmas.

Bhopal State-Corporate Crime continues to unfold, (1984 – Present), 35 years and counting

https://thebscblog.wordpress.com/2019/12/03/bhopal-state-corporate-crime/

Unfinished Business: Moving beyond the Australian National Apology (2008) towards Indigenous justice 

https://thebscblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/16/unfinished-business-moving-beyond-the-australian-national-apology-2008-towards-indigenous-justice/

Published by the British Society of Criminology (16.04.2019)

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Previous publication:

The punitive shift towards the criminalisation of homelessness 

https://oucriminology.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/the-punitive-shift-towards-the-criminalisation-of-homelessness/

HERC - The Open University 

https://thebscblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/22/the-punitive-shift-towards-the-criminalisation-of-homelessness/

The British Society of Criminology 

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The punitive shift towards the criminalisation of homelessness

https://oucriminology.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/the-punitive-shift-towards-the-criminalisation-of-homelessness/

Published by: The Open University - The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) -  Department of Social Policy & Criminology (OUSocPolCrim) - Harm Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC) (29/10/18)

The punitive shift towards the criminalisation of homelessness

https://thebscblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/22/the-punitive-shift-towards-the-criminalisation-of-homelessness/

Published by: British Society of Criminology (BSC) (22/10/18)