The Health service journal
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NHS maternity services are under pressure to improve safety. A wide range of stakeholders is pressing for change. ⋯ The King's Fund is working with maternity units to identify their priorities and learning. Sharing learning can encourage maternity staff to acknowledge their role in making changes.
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The number of people with dementia is set to rise to 1.4 million over the next 30 years. The National Dementia Strategy's objectives are to improve awareness, diagnosis, intervention and care. ⋯ The initial five year strategy implementation was backed by pound 150m over the first two years. Cost-effectiveness analysis indicates that enhanced memory services can improve care quality and save hundreds of millions of pounds over 10 years.