Press Release
28th June 2001
Maternity Review Must Comply with Framework - Deacon
The future of maternity services in Greenock and throughout Scotland has been raised once again in the Scottish Parliament.
During Scottish Executive Question Time, MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, asked Health Minister, Susan Deacon:
"Will she confirm that it is the role of Argyll and Clyde Health Board to ensure that any review of maternity services in that area is compatible with the principles of the Scottish maternity framework, with its emphasis on the wider needs of the family, in terms of choice, continuity of service and accessibility?"
The Minister confirmed this was indeed the case, saying:
"I am delighted to give Duncan McNeil the assurance that he has asked for. We produced the national maternity services framework because we realise that there are certain key standards and principles in the organisation of maternity care that ought to apply across the country.
"That framework was developed with the full co-operation of a range of clinicians, including midwives, and with women themselves. Like every other health board, Argyll and Clyde Health Board will be required to demonstrate that any plans that it has for maternity services comply with that framework and accord with its principles."
Some of the key principles of the national Framework for Maternity Services in Scotland, with which the Health Minister has confirmed that the Argyll & Clyde review must comply are:
Mr McNeil told the Telegraph:
"I am surprised that the Steering Group consider their proposals are in line with this framework."
ENDS
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