Closure: How the Flagship Albany Midwifery Practice, at the Heart of Its South LoIn 1997 the Albany Midwifery Practice in Peckham, south London, negotiated a pioneering NHS contract with Kings College Hospital Trust. The Albany model of midwifery care was loved and respected not only by those who experienced it first hand, but also by the wider midwifery profession. Founded to serve one of the most disadvantaged populations in London, its innovative approach led to improved outcomes for mothers and their babies. Why, then, was the