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Another financial pressure on NHS
‘Maternity services in England must become safer, more personalised, kinder, professional and more family-friendly’.  That’s the vision of the National Maternity Review, which published its recommendations for how services should change over the next 5 years.  The NHS England commissioned review – led by independent experts and chaired by Baroness Julia Cumberlege – sets out wide-ranging proposals designed to make care safer and give women greater control and more choices.
Researched Links:

NHS England:  Maternity review sets bold plan for safer, more personal services

Monitor:  NHS Improvement responds to National Maternity Review 2016

CQC:  Our comments on the National Maternity Review

Don’t hold your breath waiting for anyone to be held responsible and being ‘Made to Pay’?

We are shaping services for years to come – Baroness Julia Cumberlege

Most expectant & new mothers are experiencing better maternity care, finds national survey

Having a baby in Scotland 2015: Listening to Mothers

More choice & fewer interventions, NICE sets out priorities for straightforward births

New ambition to halve rate of stillbirths & infant deaths

Changes to maternity and neonatal services in West Wales are safe, Royal College review finds

Spotlight on women at Serco – Anita’s story