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Landmark decision to make lives of mothers and babies safer
28 January 2015
Our casework revealed that the lives of mothers and babies could be put at risk because of an inherent conflict of interest in the supervision of midwives. The King's Fund was commissioned by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to draw...
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Ombudsman comments on Victims' Code
27 January 2015
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Julie Mellor, said: We have seen examples where victims have been let down because agencies have failed to recognise the rights they are entitled to under the Victims’ Code. 'We welcome Baroness Newlove’s review especially...
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Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman welcomes Kings Fund's midwifery recommendations
21 January 2015
Our statement on how we welcome the Kings Fund's midwifery recommendations.
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Ombudsman’s statement in response to the Health Select Committee’s report on complaints and raising concerns
21 January 2015
Our statement in response to the Health Select Committee’s report on complaints and raising concerns.
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Ombudsman comments on dental charging study by Which?
19 January 2015
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Julie Mellor, said: We know from our casework that dentists as well as patients are confused about NHS dental charges and that dentists need to communicate better with their patients. We will soon be publishing...
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