AIMS and our partners in the But Not Maternity Alliance and National Maternity Voices organised a webinar for MVP/MSLC representatives. The purpose was to raise awareness of the national picture on maternity service restrictions, share best practice at local level and identify what needs to happen at the national level to enable the lifting of restrictions. You can read the report of the meeting here.
Although there have been significant improvements in the number of Trusts and Boards enabling partners to attend 12 and 20 week scans there is still work to do in ensuring that partners can attend all scans. In addition there is still huge variation in visiting on antenatal and postnatal wards.
The But Not Maternity Alliance has written a letter to NHS England to share the key messages:
We hope that this page is of interest, especially to our colleagues in the maternity services improvement community.
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