All Maternity articles – Page 39
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NewsGP and midwife vacancies rising
The NHS is finding filling vacancies for GPs and midwives in England tougher than for any other job within the public healthcare sector, figures have revealed.
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NewsFT proposals: 'difficult questions' remain
White paper plans for moving trusts to foundation status are “not very sophisticated”, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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CommentNHS reorganisation: don't leave the patients behind
It could be the language that seals the deal. New Labour’s mission got lost in a technocratic haze, so a white paper more comfortable with the vernacular of the voluntary sector is helping patient groups swallow the pill of another reorganisation while showing genuine enthusiasm for the changes ahead.
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NewsHospital criticised over maternity unit standards
HEI inspectors uncovered a number of problems, including finding out-of-date medical supplies dating back to 2002, when they visited a hospital maternity unit, it has been revealed.
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NewsNational Childbirth Trust wants maternity providers to go it alone
Maternity networks should be provider organisations and employ their own staff, according to a charity working with the government on the proposals.
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HSJ Knowledge
Maternal mortality in Africa
The high rate of maternal mortality in Africa is a worldwide concern. The global targets of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) no 5 are to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters and achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015.
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NewsDon’t sideline sexual health, warn clinicians
Leading figures in sexual health have called on health secretary Andrew Lansley not to ignore the sector.
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NewsStaffing problems may increase infant death rate
Around 100 babies a year are dying unnecessarily because they are born outside working hours, experts have claimed.
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NewsTop mark for maternity service
The maternity service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has become the first to achieve the top accreditation for clinical safety in the NHS.
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NewsPatients to be given choice of GP and consultant
Patients will be given a choice of GP practice, consultant-led team and treatment, the white paper promises.
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NewsReport critical of infant death responses
Parents whose babies are stillborn or who die shortly after birth are still facing indignity on the NHS, a report has suggested.
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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.