AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 4
By the AIMS Campaigns Team
Written outputs:
24th August: Open letter to NHS Confederation about new guidance on supporting trans and non-binary healthcare staff.
4th September: Freedom of information request to NHS England about the whereabouts of three long awaited maternity related evaluation reports.
6th September: Freedom of information request to the NI Ambulance Service for the script used when women are in labour and birth is imminent.
3rd October: AIMS Campaign’s team commentary on Maternity Transformation - where are we?
Conferences and meetings attended:
5th August: AIMS stand at Breastival NI
10th August: NHS England Maternity and Neonatal (was Transformation) Programme Stakeholder Council meeting
13th September: Wales and South West Maternity and Midwifery Festival
19th September: Women Health Conference at The Kings Fund. AIMS on discussion panel.
September: Make Birth Better Birth Trauma Workshops
18-19th September: HSJ Patient Safety Congress 2023
20th September: Pool Study Stakeholder Event
21st September: Meeting with European Network of Childbirth Associations (ENCA) colleagues, and associated preparatory meetings
22nd September: Stakeholder Advisory Network meeting of the CHERISH project
27th September: Maternity Continuity Network meeting (Jo and Catharine), and associated meetings throughout the period
28th September: NHS England Maternity and Neonatal (was Transformation) Programme Stakeholder Council meeting
12th October: MBRRACE-UK 'Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care' virtual conference 2023
Who we have been collaborating with:
9th August: Meeting with NCT Head of Communications and Campaigns to introduce AIMS Campaigns
October: Emailing local MPs about attending Make Birth Better Parliamentary Debate on Birth Trauma on 19th October
What else we have been reading:
Martyn Pitman case with reference to whistleblowing in obstetrics within the NHS.
NHS England - Update from the Maternity and Neonatal Programme
Gates Foundation 2023 report: Imagine a World
CQC State of Care report - focus on maternity services
Henci Goer: Routine 39-Week Induction: Busting the ARRIVE Trial
What we’ve been watching/listening to:
The Maternity Safety Alliance’s call for a statutory inquiry into the maternity services
Thanks to all the AIMS Campaigns Volunteers who have made this work possible. We are very keen to expand our campaigns team work, so please do get in touch with campaigns@aims.org.uk if you’d like to help!
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