Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 035 (a)
Appendix 4
Where would Sandwell women go to give birth if Sandwell Hospital MU closed.
Based on 404 Sandwell only responses.
Preference
Birmingham Women’s
Hospital
City Hospital
Home birth
New Cross Hospital
Russells Hall Hospital
Walsall Manor Hospital
No Answer
Total Sandwell Responses
Totals (Numbers) Totals (%)
48 11.88%
119 29.46%
43 10.64%
5 1.24%
78 19.31%
67 16.58%
44 10.89%
404 100.00%
City Hospital No. of women 119 (29.46%)
Chart 1 :
Women who would go to City Hospital by postcode
9
1 1 2
2 3
B43 Great Barr
B64 Cradley Heath
B65 Rowley Regis
B66/B67 Smethwick
36
53
B68/B69 Oldbury
B70/B71 West Bromwich
DY4 Tipton
12
WS10 Wednesbury
WS5 Yew Tree
44