All Maternity articles – Page 41
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Maternity services growth fails to keep up with births
Maternity services faced growing pressure on capacity and staff last year despite government commitments to improve safety and choice.Newly released reports from regional midwifery officers show midwife numbers in many areas failed to keep up with the rising birth rate in 2007-08.
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Reported maternity incidents
It would be a grave error to assume that an increase in reported maternity incident numbers - widely covered in the media last week - is a result of increasing error rates in maternity services.
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Maternity patient safety incidents increase
The number of incidents reported to the National Patient Safety Agency relating to maternity care has increased, newly released figures show.In 2005 there were 35,428 incidents reported, in 2006 there were 54,775 and in 2007 there were 70,108.
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Impressive maternity services
Your article suggested primary care trusts in East Sussex were 'slammed' for 'failing to consult on plans for a radical redesign of maternity services'. This is not the case. The independent reconfiguration panel said it was 'impressed by the thoroughness of aspects of the consultation and proposal development' in East ...
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Northwick Park Hospital cleared over maternity deaths
An investigation into maternal deaths at Northwick Park Hospital has found the trust innocent of any wrongdoing.
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HSJ KnowledgeComparing UK maternity services
Recently, HSJ looked at spending and productivity in England and Scotland. This article investigates differences in the maternity services across three countries (England, Northern Ireland and Wales - reliable data for Scotland was not found for the whole period).
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Rethink maternity service plans, panel tells PCTs
A government panel has slammed two primary care trusts for failing to consult on plans for a radical re-design of maternity services.
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Maternity services report highlights failings
The Healthcare Commission has published a report on the state of maternity services in England showing that inadequate staffing and poor teamwork are a systemic national problem.
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Healthcare Commission survey highlights maternity failings
The Healthcare Commission is demanding improvements in maternity care after a huge review showed some women are put at risk by shortages of staff, beds and bathrooms.
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Will Darzi bring about a renaissance in maternity services?
A number of regional Darzi plans have promised midwife-led units and better information. Daloni Carlisle asks if this vision will become a reality
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Managers called on to heed maternity standards
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has called on NHS commissioners and managers to follow a comprehensive set of maternity standards in their service and workforce planning.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaternity services at 60: the birth of a new era
For pregnant women, the birth of the NHS meant the family doctor’s advice could be sought freely without incurring expense, according to the 1949 Ministry of Health report.
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GPs paid £20m for sickness and maternity cover
GP practices in England were paid more than £20m last year for locums to cover sickness and maternity leave in their practices, HSJ has learnt.
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NCT offers maternity information packs
The NCT has launched a set of information packs that employers can buy to give to staff as part of their maternity benefits policy.
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Council opposes East Sussex maternity plans
Changes to maternity services in East Sussex have been put on hold after the county council's health scrutiny committee referred the plans to the health secretary.
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Watchdog gives maternity services a 'wake-up call'
NHS trusts have accepted that last week's Healthcare Commission report into maternity services should serve as a 'wake-up call' but have complained that the review's methodology may have treated them unfairly.
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Maternity choice is a reality, Healthcare Commission survey shows
Choice in maternity services is now a reality for most expectant mothers, a survey by the Healthcare Commission has shown.
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Belinda Phipps on choice in maternity services
Government policies on maternity services are changing and managers must ensure services around the country are prepared to respond
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Maternity services satisfactory, says Healthcare Commission
Women are, overall, positive about maternity services, according to a Healthcare Commission survey of 26,000 mothers.However, the results highlighted wide variations between trusts in responses to questions about postnatal care, communication, food and cleanliness.
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NHS maternity services - the real story
Regarding Simon Stevens' opinion piece, it is good to see a debate on maternity services in HSJ, writes Karlene Davis