Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Big shake-up for maternity care


Some English hospitals should be stripped of doctor-led maternity care and specialist children's services, a government advisor says.
Dr Sheila Shribman, the children and maternity tsar, calls for regional super-centres instead.
Hospitals that lose maternity units may get midwife-led services and more support for home births will be provided to give women greater choice.
Dr Shribman said the move would improve care, not damage it as critics say.

 Some have argued that hospital cuts are being driven by NHS deficits - the health service finished last year over £500 million in the red.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO PATIENT CHOICE?
IF WOMEN HAD TO GO TO THE ROSIE IN CAMBRIDGE THEN THEY WOULD GIVE
BIRTH ON ROUTE...................
NOT A PLAUSABLE PLAN, SHORT SIGHTED AND DONE FOR CASH REASONS ONLY