Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

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TRUST BOARD
DOCUMENT TITLE:
SPONSORING DIRECTOR:
AUTHOR:
Improving services for giving birth – Independent Report on the
Public Consultation
John Adler, Chief Executive
Merida Associates
DATE OF MEETING: 25 February 2010
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS:
In September 2009 the Trust and PCT Boards agreed to public consultation on the three shortlisted
options for changes to the way maternity services in relation to intra-partum and
Consultant led care, are provided at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in the
medium term i.e. from 2010 until the opening of the new Acute Hospital in 2015/16. Following
this public consultation took place between 12 th October 2009 and 18 th January 2010. The
outcome of this consultation has been reviewed by an independent organisation, Merida
Associates and this paper is their report on the public consultation.
As part of the public consultation 780 questionnaires were completed and from these the
assessment of options was:
• Option 1 Was the preferred option for 201 (26%) people
• Option 2 Was the preferred option for 185 (24%) people
• Option 3 Was the preferred option for 327 (42%) people
In addition there were a number of commonly raised concerns around the themes of :
• Travel
• Parking
• Visiting
• Capacity at City Hospital
• Not being able to give birth in Sandwell
These concerns will need to be considered in developing the plans for making changes to the
service.
PURPOSE OF THE REPORT (Indicate with ‘x’ the purpose that applies):
Approval Receipt and Noting Discussion
X
ACTIONS REQUIRED, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATION:
The Trust Board is recommended to note the contents of the report and take these into
consideration alongside the Business Case for Change.
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