All Maternity articles – Page 44
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NewsCost of axing hospital redesigns must be counted
The financial consequences of halting proposed service changes should be taken into account, the Independent Reconfiguration Panel has said.
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NewsLansley halts maternity unit closure
Plans to close a maternity unit in the North West have been put on hold by the health secretary.
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NewsScotland NHS cuts 'will overstretch workforce'
Cuts to the NHS in Scotland could lead to a overstretched and demoralised workforce, health service unions have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeImplementing the Safer Childbirth standards
Teams across the country are piloting risk-minimising practices for maternity services to help avoid mishaps and litigation, says Rebecca Fitzpatrick
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CommentMedia Watch: Ban on cheap alcohol
Public health doctors have raised at least one cheer for the new government’s plans to ban supermarkets from selling cheap alcohol as a loss leader.
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NewsChief resigns after CQC fears
The chief executive of Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust, which was recently reprimanded by the Care Quality Commission and Monitor, has resigned.
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NewsWarwickshire result casts doubt on NHS reconfiguration proposals
Chris White has won Warwick and Leamington for the Tories, casting further doubt on proposals to centralise specialist care.
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NewsMP who branded hospital downgrade 'barking mad' returned
Conservative Grant Shapps won his Welwyn Hatfield seat after promising a Tory government would call a moratorium on the closure of a local accident and emergency and maternity unit.
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NewsTories take seat facing maternity unit closure
Conservative David Nuttall has taken Bury North.
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NewsMPs hold on in Whittington row seats
A high profile row over hospital reconfiguration in north London has not seen any MPs lose their seats.
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NewsConservative who campaigned to stop maternity service move wins seat
Helen Grant has won Maidstone & the Weald for the Conservatives with a majority of nearly 6,000.
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NewsRoyal College of Midwives warns against NHS cuts
Cuts being planned for the NHS could lead to the emergence of “baby factories”, the disappearance of some hospitals from cities and a general worsening of healthcare in the UK, the Royal College of Midwives trade union has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS training and development in lean times
Maintaining staff development helps organisations avoid costly redundancies and get best value from a more engaged workforce, says Caroline Waterfield
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NewsElection 2010: fight for marginal puts hospitals in the hot seat
Neck and neck competition between political parties in marginal constituencies is leaving acute trusts braced for the political heat. Sally Gainsbury identifies the trusts to watch
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NewsConservatives launch election manifesto
The Conservatives have launched their election manifesto.
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News£60m in NHS negligence compensation
NHS negligence claim payouts in Scotland came to more than £60m over three years, with more than half the bill between 2006-07 and 2008-09 run up by obstetrics and gynaecology errors.
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NewsBurnham, Lamb and Lansley clash in health debate
The three main political parties all accused each other of “failing the NHS” before Thursday evening’s televised debate between the Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat leaders.
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CommentMedia Watch: maternity pledges
If the forthcoming election really will be all about capturing the female vote, Gordon Brown went out all guns blazing with an online chat on the Netmums website, on Mother’s Day.
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NewsMonitor intervenes at Milton Keynes over maternity care
Monitor has ordered Milton Keynes Foundation Trust to hire external clinical experts to speed up improvements to its maternity care.
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NewsGive nursing directors greater say on care at board level, says PM's commission
Directors of nursing must be fully accountable for the quality of care provided by nurses in their service or organisation, according to a major report on the future of nursing.