A MATERNITY unit set for closure could be given a lifeline offering a service with midwives in charge. Midwife-led units are run by highly-experienced midwives and cater to women assessed as being at low risk of complications that may require a doctor.
They aim to provide a less `medical’ environment in which women can give birth, surrounded by their families, while enjoying one-to-one care from their midwife.
A TOP doctor has denied claims he `experimented’ on patients to support his own research.
Consultant gynaecologist Martin Quinn also rejected the accusation of a `sinister’ plan to select patients for his academic interests.
A LEADING Bolton doctor has told how the cost of The BIG Bolton Health Check will be the best £1 million the Primary Care Trust will spend this year.
Dr Stephen Liversedge, who is spearheading the campaign, said the PCT will spend £410 million from April, 2008, to April, 2009, but the cash invested in the health check “was the best million of the 410 in terms of saving lives”.
A TOP health boss has said there will be no impact on frontline clinical staff caring for patients if the congestion charge goes ahead.
It was claimed this week that the NHS would face a red-tape nightmare if the plan is approved.
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