All Maternity articles – Page 35
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HSJ KnowledgeMother's pride: The rise of midwife led care
Find out how some trusts have made the most of the increased options available to improve maternity care
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NewsNHS restructure was a 'step backwards' for IVF services, watchdog says
The coalition’s radical reshaping of the health service has been a “step backwards” for the commissioning of fertility services in the NHS, the chair of the national fertility watchdog has said.
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HSJ LocalUrgent call for clarification on commissioning rules
COMMERCIAL: A row between commissioners and a private midwifery service in Leeds has sparked calls for “urgent clarification” around commissioning rules.
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HSJ Knowledge'Social' antenatal care: benefits for midwives and mothers
Group appointments and networks save money
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HSJ LocalOmbudsman in 'full cooperation' pledge to Morecambe Bay inquiry
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman has said it is “fully cooperating” with the Kirkup Inquiry into failures Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalMaternity services at Keogh trust rated "inadequate"
The Care Quality Commission has given Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust a “requires improvement” rating under its new inspection regime.
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NewsHunt urged to ensure ombudsman gives evidence to Kirkup inquiry
A Labour MP has written to Jeremy Hunt asking him to ensure the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman gives evidence to the investigation into the failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.
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News£10m boost for maternity services
Maternity services are being given £10m worth of funding in a bid to improve care for women and their babies, the Department of Health has announced.
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NewsOmbudsman: 'Lack of openness and honesty' at Morecambe Bay
A “lack of openness and honesty” at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust caused further distress for a family which had lost a child, a watchdog has concluded.
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News'Crippling costs' of sick babies
The parents of premature and sick babies face “crippling costs” such as hospital parking charges and needing to buy food on-site, a charity has said.
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NewsInquiry chair says evidence summaries will emerge
Summaries of evidence from witnesses who appear at the independent inquiry into failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will be made public, the inquiry chair has said.
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NewsMidwife shortage 'truly worrying'
The safety of pregnant women and their babies may be put at risk by a lack of NHS funding and a national shortage of 2,300 midwives, MPs have said.
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CommentPatient feedback will help improve maternity services
First friends and family test results released
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NewsKirkup indicates secrecy on Morecambe Bay probe
The chair of the independent inquiry into failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has indicated no witness evidence will be released until his final report is published.
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NewsGovernment offers £10m boost for maternity units
Hospitals are to be given millions of pounds to help spruce up their maternity wards, the Department of Health has announced.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners rule out Morecambe Bay maternity downgrade
STRUCTURE: Commissioners leading a major review of hospital services in Morecambe Bay have ruled out downgrading the maternity unit that was the focal point of the area’s recent care scandal.
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NewsLondon given until 2014-15 to meet emergency and maternity standards
Clinical commissioning groups in London have given their providers until April 2014 to meet new quality standards in emergency and maternity services.
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NewsMaternity services 'run deficit'
Many of England’s maternity services run at a deficit and have to be subsidised by other departments, the Foundation Trust Network has told MPs.
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NewsJones overturns neonatal care move
Wales’s first minister has overturned a decision to transfer some specialist neonatal care in north Wales across the border to England.