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DoH claims women are satisfied with maternity services
Calls for maternity ‘promises’ to be kept

The government has been urged to do more to ensure that women are given more choice in where they give birth. A survey of 26,000 women who gave birth in January and February conducted by the Healthcare Commission revealed that half were not given the choice of a home-birth. Government guidelines stipulate that women are… Read more »

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Cameron not capitalising on Brown slump
Brown slumps to 27-pt low

Labour’s approval rating has slumped to 27 per cent after Gordon Brown’s potentially endured one of his worst weeks as prime minister. A ComRes poll for the Independent, taken in the wake of the HM Revenue and Customers (HMRC) data security breach and continued concerns over Northern Rock, shows support for the government has fallen… Read more »