The Department of Health supports reconfiguration of maternity services
May 9, 2008
In response to a question from Nicholas Soames MP on Primary Care Trusts being pressed to close and diminish maternity services, particularly the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, Health Minister Ann Keen said that these changes were aimed to improve rather than downgrade the services. She emphasised that the changes were being made to ensure that children have the best possible start in life and that the Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists would agree. She also stated that any changes were happening with the consent of clinicians and the local community.
Entry Filed under: England, Maternity Services, Parliamentary update. Tags: Department of Health, Maternity Services, NCT, RCM, RCOG, reconfiguration.
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Laura O'Hagan | May 9, 2008 at 10:32 am
Many NCT branches and members are involved in campaigns focusing on proposed changes to maternity services in their local areas. These changes are usually recommended in a process known as reconfiguration. To report proposed changes in your area and receive information and resources which may be valuable to you in your campaign please visit http://update.nct.org.uk/campaigns/reconfig to fill in an issue alert form and email it to us at campaigns@nct.org.uk or call us on 020 8752 2332. The NCT’s Campaigns Support Officer will be happy to provide you with information, support and resources to allow you to influence the decisions being made and ensure that the needs of local maternity service users are fully taken in to account when decisions are being taken to reform any aspect of maternity services provision.