Abstract
The NHS is no stranger to restructure and change. Further restructure is currently taking place with the introduction of clinical commissioning. Moving to clinical commissioning will transfer responsibility for commissioning maternity services from primary care trusts (PCTs) working in collaboration with local maternity service providers and acute trusts to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) working in partnership with health and wellbeing boards and the NHS commissioning board (NHSCB). This restructure aims to increase consultation with clinical service providers and to move service planning nearer to the service user. Maternity care provision is complex and challenging. Despite these challenges, restructures must enable services to reduce morbidity, increase efficiency and improve safety and women's experiences of maternity services.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 10-15 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Practising Midwife |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Changes in the NHS. / Kenyon, Charlotte; Nelson, Antony.
In: Practising Midwife, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2013, p. 10-15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Changes in the NHS
AU - Kenyon, Charlotte
AU - Nelson, Antony
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The NHS is no stranger to restructure and change. Further restructure is currently taking place with the introduction of clinical commissioning. Moving to clinical commissioning will transfer responsibility for commissioning maternity services from primary care trusts (PCTs) working in collaboration with local maternity service providers and acute trusts to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) working in partnership with health and wellbeing boards and the NHS commissioning board (NHSCB). This restructure aims to increase consultation with clinical service providers and to move service planning nearer to the service user. Maternity care provision is complex and challenging. Despite these challenges, restructures must enable services to reduce morbidity, increase efficiency and improve safety and women's experiences of maternity services.
AB - The NHS is no stranger to restructure and change. Further restructure is currently taking place with the introduction of clinical commissioning. Moving to clinical commissioning will transfer responsibility for commissioning maternity services from primary care trusts (PCTs) working in collaboration with local maternity service providers and acute trusts to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) working in partnership with health and wellbeing boards and the NHS commissioning board (NHSCB). This restructure aims to increase consultation with clinical service providers and to move service planning nearer to the service user. Maternity care provision is complex and challenging. Despite these challenges, restructures must enable services to reduce morbidity, increase efficiency and improve safety and women's experiences of maternity services.
KW - Change
KW - Clinical commissioning
KW - Health and social care bill
KW - Maternity services
KW - Midwifery
KW - Restructure
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VL - 16
SP - 10
EP - 15
JO - Practising Midwife
JF - Practising Midwife
SN - 1461-3123
IS - 4
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