Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 035 (a)
maternity services (e.g. midwives, doctors in obstetrics and anaesthetics, sonographers
etc).
Next steps in staff engagement:
Information gathered at the staff engagement events will be used in the planning process for
implementing changes once the preferred option has been agreed. This will include developing
action plans for the main issues raised by staff.
Strong staff engagement will be central to this planning process in order to ensure the
successful implementation of change and delivery of the new service model. A variety of ways
of engaging staff will be required and will be based on the suggestions made by staff as part of
the consultation process.
Conclusion
This independently produced report presents the findings from the consultation and as such it
includes a representative selection of the comments and opinions expressed during the public
and staff consultations on the proposed medium-term changes to Maternity Services in
Sandwell and West Birmingham, together with the views of other stakeholders. It does not
speculate upon the reasons for the views given, other than those stated by respondents, it
simply presents a balanced summary of the responses received.
Merida Associates
February 2010
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