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NHS savings ''may benefit midwifery''

25 June 2010
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NHS savings ''may benefit midwifery'' Reducing the number of people working in the management of midwifery services "should help" the field, although this "remains to be seen".

This is the view of Association of Radical Midwives admin secretary Sarah Montagu, who explained the sector is "a different case" to others within the NHS, as many targets imposed elsewhere cannot be applied to services.

Professionals concerned with operations management within the public sector may also be interested in her remarks that it "would probably be a good idea" to reduce tiers of management.

However, Ms Montagu warned there are shortages of midwives and clinical staff as birth rates rise and asserted that the current Payment by Results scheme needs to be overhauled as hospitals are currently paid more for caesarean sections than natural births.

Her remarks follow an announcement by health secretary Andrew Lansley that the NHS will focus on delivering efficiency savings, reducing management spending and altering the ways in which targets are applied as part of continuous improvement plans.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19858137-ADNFCR
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