Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 045 (a)
risk women in addition to Consultant led services provided for
high risk women in hospital.
Increased choice and control for
service users
Improved Patient Experience
Maintain and improve public
confidence
Ensure that the future workforce
is fit for purpose
Value for money of the stand
alone Birth Centre
Every woman is able to choose the most appropriate place and
professional to attend her during child birth based on her wishes
and cultural preferences and any medical and obstetric needs
she or her baby may have.
In addition to high quality clinical care women should have a
positive experience with regard to all other aspects of labour and
birth including facilities, choice, personalised care, information,
physical and emotional well being.
The majority of the public have confidence in the service model
and find it acceptable. Women who use the service are involved
in planning and reviewing the service provision.
Develops skills, capacity and capability through the recruitment
and retention of high quality experienced staff. Supports new
roles and ways of working. Underpinned by sound
education/training.
Sufficient births undertaken in the stand alone Birth Centre to
maintain clinical and financial viability.
4. OPTIONS
4.1 Short Listed Options
Having established the clinical case for change, the Project Steering Group developed a number of
options for the configuration of acute maternity services in the medium term. These were evaluated
against an agreed set of criteria (see below) by the Project Steering Group and subsequently reviewed
by an extended Reference Group and a small group of stakeholders and users. This process resulted in
the three short listed options that the Trust Board then approved for public consultation, at it’s meeting in
September.
For the purposes of the business case the ‘Do Minimum’ option (retain all consultant led and maternity
services at Sandwell Hospital and improve standards) will be considered although this did not form part
of the public consultation on the basis of advice from the Working Group of the Joint Health Scrutiny
Committee in order to ensure the consultation document was clear and offered the public choice over a
realistic and feasible set of options.
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