title: Francis: implications for midwives.
abstract: The final report of the Mid Staffordshire hospital Trust enquiry has recently been released (Francis 2013). Following this, the current Government produced Patients first and foremost (DH 2013) as a response. These reports will have a wide impact on the NHS and throughout health care. The purpose of this article is to explore some of the implications for midwives and the maternity services
authors.affiliation: University of the West of England.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008880:Midwifery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom