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NHS leader warns up to 20 English maternity units may close
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Matthew Hopkins warned that up to 20 maternity units in England may need to shut or change their role.
Matthew Hopkins of the NHS Alliance warned that up to 20 of England’s 155 consultant-led NHS maternity units may need to close or change role because of staffing shortages and rising caesarean rates. Midwives and obstetricians opposed closures and called for local services to remain available.
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AllegedMatthew Hopkins warned that up to 20 maternity units in England may need to shut or change their role.
“as many as 20 of England’s 155 NHS units that are led by consultant obstetricians will need to shut or change their role”
- 155maternity units
England has 155 NHS maternity units led by consultant obstetricians.
“20 of England’s 155 NHS units that are led by consultant obstetricians”
AllegedMatthew Hopkins said that centralising maternity care into fewer hospitals was inevitable.
“centralising childbirth services into fewer hospitals was “inevitable””