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Maternity Services

Maternity Services . Presentation to Norfolk County Council Health Scrutiny Committee 24 February 2005 . Moira Logie Sue Marshall Neal Barker . Director of Operations Head of Midwifery Divisional General Manager . Presentation Team . Maternity Services .

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Maternity Services

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  1. Maternity Services Presentation to Norfolk County Council Health Scrutiny Committee 24 February 2005

  2. Moira Logie Sue Marshall Neal Barker Director of Operations Head of Midwifery Divisional General Manager Presentation Team

  3. Maternity Services • Description of the Services • Consider the Women’s Journey • Midwifery Recruitment & Retention • Measuring Success • Future Plans

  4. Maternity Services • The NNUH is a centre of excellence providing a modern maternity service to both high and low risk mothers and their babies . • The maternity service is provided collaboratively by midwives, obstetricians & general practitioners.

  5. Some Facts & Figures • 5120 births in 2004. • 150 home births • 1196 caesarean sections • 2 sets of triplets • 83 sets of twins • 68 water births • Patch covered by the NNUH service =1200 square miles. • Average mileage of a community midwife = 7000 miles per year.

  6. The Women’s Journey • ANTENATAL – LEADING UP TO THE BIRTH • INTRAPARTUM – AROUND THE BIRTH • POST NATAL – FOLLOWING THE BIRTH

  7. Recruitment & Retention of Midwives • We have 134 whole time equivalent (WTE) midwives in post , supported by 35(WTE) nursing assistants. • The national shortage of midwives is being felt locally and regionally.

  8. Recruitment & Retention of Midwives • What we are doing about it • Midwifery Training • Midwifery Micro site – by end of February • Retention –Stable at present • Improving Working Lives • National recruitment

  9. Measuring Success • Feedback- from users. • Low complaint rate • Staff survey- to be carried out this year • LSA –Audit of Practice via SOM • CNST- Level 2 • External reviews

  10. Future Plans • Formalise a Maternity Services Development plan with Stakeholders. Expected outputs: • Maternity Services Strategy • Long-term vision • Sustainable model for the delivery and modernisation of maternity care

  11. NNUH Contact Points: Moira Logie, Director of Operations Tel: 01603-287553 Email: Moira.Logie@nnuh.nhs.uk Neal Barker, Divisional General Manager Tel:01603-286302 Email: Neal.Barker@nnuh.nhs.uk Sue Marshall, Head of Midwifery Tel: 01603-287127 Email: Sue.Marshall@nnuh.nhs.uk

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