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Developing a Midwifery Led Unit on a Shoe String…

Developing a Midwifery Led Unit on a Shoe String…. Dawn Johnston Prev Head of Midwifery Darent Valley Hospital. Background Drivers People What do you want? What do you need? Resources (excluding staff). Background. Increasing birth rate Expensive PFI building

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Developing a Midwifery Led Unit on a Shoe String…

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  1. Developing a Midwifery Led Unit on a Shoe String… Dawn Johnston Prev Head of MidwiferyDarent Valley Hospital

  2. Background • Drivers • People • What do you want? • What do you need? • Resources (excluding staff)

  3. Background • Increasing birth rate • Expensive PFI building • Maternity Matters- choice • Recruitment of Midwives

  4. 3 Most important things in life are… • Sex • Power • Money

  5. People • Who do you influence? • What do you influence? • Need for more capacity • Increased revenue • More choice • Maternity unit of Choice • First in Kent

  6. People • Who do you influence? • What do you influence? • Need for more capacity • Increased revenue • More choice • Maternity unit of Choice • First in Kent • Headline stuff…

  7. What do we want? • All singing all dancing MLU • Dedicated area • Designed accordingly • Numerous facilities • Numerous pieces of furnishings/equipment • Piped whale music etc, etc.,

  8. What do you need? • More capacity to deliver increased activity • Adapt current space (Maternity Ward) • Suitable flooring • Facility for water births • Resuscitare • Entonox, sonacaids etc

  9. Resources… • Expenditure vs. income • Predictions of activity for whole unit and MLU – planned at 10% of all deliveries • Develop business plan • Capital costs were £27k • Soft furnishings John Lewis • Advertise – charity funds

  10. MLU Landmarks… 1stMLU Baby 100thMLU Baby 1000th MLU Baby

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