Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 035 (a)
(5) that the PCT Board provide members of the Joint Committee with a step by step process for
decision making regarding the future arrangements for maternity service in Sandwell and West
Birmingham, including dates;
(6) that in light of the safety issues around maternity services at Sandwell Hospital the Care
Quality Commission be requested to undertake a review of maternity services at the City
Hospital site to make assurances that the services provided there are safe;
(7) that the PCTs contract and performance monitoring arrangements regarding the
commissioning and delivery of maternity services by the Acute Trust be provided to a future
meeting of the Joint Committee;
(8) that the Joint Committee continue to meet at least every six months to consider
performance information around maternity services which could also include any other
information that members may ask for around the commissioning and delivery of maternity
services in Sandwell and West Birmingham;
(9) that in any future consideration of maternity services in Sandwell and West Birmingham
commissioners be requested to pay closer and more thorough attention to regional planning.
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