Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Ministers dont believe in health strategy

The minister in charge of maternity services was accused of hypocrisy after he failed to turn up to the launch of a Government report proposing a major shake-up of maternity care. Ivan Lewis, who has campaigned against cuts in maternity services in his Bury constituency, did not attend the launch of the report by Sheila Shribman, the children and maternity tsar. His absence prompted the Tories to taunt Labour by claiming: "Labour ministers don't believe it."" - Independent