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Strategic Planning of Obstetric Services: The United Kingdom Way
Author(s) -
Cooke I. D.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1994.tb01091.x
Subject(s) - house of commons , government (linguistics) , service (business) , public administration , political science , health services , maternity care , commons , medicine , business , health care , law , environmental health , population , politics , linguistics , philosophy , parliament , marketing
Summary: From 1944 when the first British Report on a National Maternity Service was published until 1989 there have been seven publications on the Maternity Services. Against this background the Shearman Report is described in comparison with its British counterparts. There has however been much debate in the UK since 1989 with a redesign of the National Health Service. A sub committee of the House of Commons (Winterton) advocated major changes in maternity services and the Government responded with a detailed critique announcing the appointment of an Expert Maternity Group (Cumberlege) which has just published its recommendations for widespread consultation. The three Royal Colleges have published a joint report and in the next year Government policy will be published. Scotland however has developed an independent view and has progressed further in analysis and rational planning. The fate of the Shearman report will be awaited with interest.