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NHS trust does deal with private midwife firm
By Kimberley Smith on 08/12/2011 in Labour & birth
NHS Wirral first trust to foot bill to allow private midwives to work with pregnant women on the NHS for more birth options
An NHS trust in Merseyside has become the first unit to recruit private midwives to expand the range of options on offer to pregnant women in its area. The deal between NHS Wirral and One to One Midwifery was agreed after a pilot scheme involving
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The Child Trust Fund - a step-by-step guide
By ThinkBaby on 22/02/2007 in Your baby and you
The Child Trust Fund (CTF) will help you save for your child’s future. This step-by-step guide tells you about the CTF, the different accounts and CTF providers.
The Child Trust Fund (CTF) will help you save for your child’s future. This step-by-step guide tells you about the CTF, the different accounts and CTF providers. For more information visit www.childtrustfund.gov.uk 1) The Child Trust Fund
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Child Trust Fund
By Carole Hall on 09/04/2008 in forum
Can anyone recommend a good Child Trust Fund or are they all more or less the same? My baby was born in December and the voucher is still on my kitchen noticeboard and I need to be opening one. Didn't have these when my other children were born so
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IVF funding suspended by many NHS trusts
By Kimberley Smith on 14/03/2011 in IVF & fertility treatments
Cuts to IVF funding mean postcode lottery for infertile couples, with two thirds willing to move home to find IVF on the NHS
Fewer than half of the NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in the UK currently fund the recommended three cycles of IVF for couples with problems conceiving.Budget cuts to the NHS have caused at least 11 PCTs in England to suspend new referrals
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F&C Child Trust Fund
By ThinkBaby on 08/10/2007 in Advertorial
At last there is some good news for parents.
An introduction to the Child Trust FundAt last there is some good news for parents. The Government has introduced the Child Trust Fund (CTF) – designed to give every child a lump sum when they reach age 18. How does it work?Every child born
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Labour’s Child Trust Fund Scheme axed in spending cuts
By Kimberley Smith on 24/05/2010 in Baby life
Government ends CTF scheme as part of “difficult decisions” to save money
Chancellor George Osborne has announced the scrapping of Child Trust Funds in the first wave of Government spending cuts.The Child Trust Fund scheme was begun by Labour in 2002 and entitled every UK child to £250 with £500 available for those from
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National Literacy Trust launches campaign to get babies communicating
By Kimberley Smith on 09/03/2011 in Newborn development
Talk To Your Baby campaign launched as a fifth of parents unaware of the benefits of talking to young babies
Talking to babies is vital for developing their communication skills, but many parents don’t know how early to start or how important their role is, a survey by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) has discovered.The survey found that the majority
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Hope for couples worried about cuts in IVF
By Daniella Delaney on 09/02/2011 in IVF & fertility treatments
NHS warns health trusts of their responsibility to couples desperately hoping for fertility treatment
Couples who feared they'd missed out on their chance of IVF because of recent budget cuts have been given a lifeline by an NHS top dog.Deputy chief executive of the NHS, David Flory, has circulated a letter to all 152 Primary Care Trusts in England
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NCT to change ‘evangelical’ stance on breastfeeding
By Amanda Pauley on 23/01/2012 in Breast and bottle feeding
The trust drops “breastapo” style campaigning in a bid to be more inclusive
The National Childbirth Trust is transforming its image out of concern it’s too middle-class, beginning with dropping its ‘evangelical’ position on breastfeeding.The charity, held up as the champion of breastfeeding, has moved from a stance
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NHS to save money by suspending IVF?
By Kimberley Smith on 09/12/2010 in IVF & fertility treatments
Health Secretary concerned NHS trusts are suspending IVF treatment due to funding problems
Despite NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines that state infertile couples should be allowed three IVF cycles on the NHS, several local trusts have suspended treatment to save cash.Currently eight trusts have suspended new IVF
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