All Maternity articles – Page 3
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HSJ Local
Bath hospital delivers maternity services after 22 years
PERFORMANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust has taken back the provision of maternity services after 22 years of the services run by other NHS providers.
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HSJ LocalInvestigation launched into maternal deaths
PERFORMANCE: Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust is to appoint a panel of external experts to investigate four maternal deaths at the hospital in the past ten months after an internal review found they shared no common features.
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Hunt backs maternity reconfiguration in North Yorkshire
STRUCTURE: The health secretary has given the go ahead for a controversial shake-up of maternity services in North Yorkshire which was opposed by a cabinet colleague, according to local councillor.
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West Midlands trusts in dispute over maternity payment
FINANCE: Two trusts in the West Midlands have become embroiled in a dispute over a £400,000 payment for an antenatal service that they both help provide.
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Trust discusses concerns over maternity services
PERFORMANCE: Directors at Southampton University Hospitals Trust are concerned about the lack of capacity to provide maternity services to a sufficient standard at one of its sites.
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Liverpool funds social enterprise to improve parent-baby bond
A clinical commissioning group in the North West is to part fund a £470,000 service for parents struggling to form relationships with their babies, becoming one of the first CCGs in the country to fund such a service.
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£4.5m payout for brain injury girl
A 10-year-old girl who suffered a catastrophic brain injury shortly after her birth is to receive £4.5m in compensation.
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Medway told to improve maternity service
Medway Foundation Trust has been warned by the Care Quality Commission that it must make urgent improvements to maternity and midwifery services at Medway Maritime Hospital.
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Sussex health visitors seek UNICEF kite mark
PERFORMANCE: The infant feeding service in West Sussex has launched a programme to achieve UNICEF baby friendly accreditation.
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'Unsafe and dirty' London hospital slammed
An NHS trust has been issued with three formal warnings after inspectors found “unsafe” conditions including filthy maternity wards and water placed out of the reach of elderly patients.
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Hull consults on maternity strategy
NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group has launched a consultation on its new proposed maternity services strategy for the city for the next five years.
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New care model introduced at Berwick maternity unit
STRUCTURE: Low-risk pregnant women will once again be able to give birth at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Berwick Maternity Unit from 1 July 2013.
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Waltham Forest CCG shifts nearly £1m in births from Whipps Cross
FINANCE: Waltham Forest CCG has shifted nearly £1m in births from Whipps Cross, May board papers reveal.
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New service encourages more homebirths in Sussex
STRUCTURE: A new 24-hour community midwives service dedicated to home births has been introduced by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
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Delivery suite revamp complete at Worthing Hospital
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the completion of a £350,000 project to improve the delivery suite at Worthing Hospital, including the opening of a new birthing pool.
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New midwifery-led unit for Bristol
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust is opening a new midwifery-led birthing unit at St Michael’s hospital in the city.
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Labour ward re-opens after £450K revamp
STRUCTURE: Warrington Hospital has completed a £450K revamp of its birthing facilities as part of a national scheme to upgrade labour wards.
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Tariff changes spark service change in Devon
STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has announced it needs to redesign its maternity and obstetric services “immediately” as a result of changes to the national tariff.
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Epsom and St Helier sees influx of maternity and dialysis patients
COMMERCIAL: A report to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust’s Finance and Service Improvement Committee said maternity and dialysis services were those that attracted the most overseas visitors.
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Temporary safety changes to maternity services take hold in East Sussex
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has confirmed that temporary changes to maintain the safety of its maternity and paediatric services were implemented on 7 May.
