... evidence. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Maternity services National Health Service Purchasing Research The translation of clinical research into practice is now a high‐profile issue in the NHS. One manifestation of this is that purchasers are increasingly being asked by government to ensure...

... the reader how Scunthorpe Maternity Services had already recognized the need to reduce fragmentation and raise standards and how a strategy was developed, in response to these deficiencies, which planned to replace the traditional model of care with one of integrated team midwifery. Also describes...