NHS leaders say maternity care organisation is 'not fit for purpose'

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe NHS Alliance says its maternity organisation is not fit for purpose, and some services may have to be consolidated.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMaribel Oyelaran-Kask wrote the book on this. Why now?

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   Maribel Oyelaran-KaskBecause it was always coming. I said consolidation in chapter one, and in chapter two I said the opposite. Both are in print.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBoth outcomes. So which one is happening?

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   Maribel Oyelaran-KaskWhichever you like. My mug is from a unit that merged, so I've lived it. The alliance says achieving scale often requires difficult local decisions.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd then it says local leaders will need strong support from the commissioner and politicians to make the right call. Who's supporting whom?

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   Maribel Oyelaran-KaskStrong support from the commissioner and politicians. I predicted that. I didn't say they'd show up.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Baroness Amos report found families lacked privacy for sensitive conversations, and staff worked in cramped conditions.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe government has set aside forty-one million pounds for the estate. Is that enough?

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    Maribel Oyelaran-KaskIt's a start. Chapter one wanted rooms. Chapter two wanted fewer rooms. The money is simply following chapter one.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Care Quality Commission says sixty-five percent of maternity services were inadequate or needed improvement for safety. Up from fifty-four. Who signs for that?

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    Maribel Oyelaran-KaskWell, my foreword is signed by a colleague. He insisted.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorStrong support, I'm told, means someone else signs first. Brock, what's coming in overnight?