29 June 2017 Proposals to temporarily suspend services at Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) in Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Oswestry for between three and six months were approved today (Thursday 29 June 2017). The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has faced a combination of short-term and long-term sickness in recent months, as well as a significant fall in the number [...]
29 June 2017 The trust which runs maternity services in Shropshire has today published a report looking at the service over the last 10 years. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) strives to give the safest and kindest care to all mums and babies we look after. Whilst we achieve this on most occasions, we know we don’t [...]
28 June 2017 Proposals to suspend services at Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) in Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Oswestry for between three and six months will be considered tomorrow (Thursday 29 June 2017). The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has faced a combination of short-term and long-term sickness in recent months, as well as a significant fall in the number of [...]
21 June 2017 Continued long-term and short-term sickness which has been affecting the Maternity Service at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) for a number of weeks has unfortunately led to the further temporary suspension of some services. Services for women booked to give birth at Oswestry and Ludlow Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) will be suspended until 8am on [...]
14 June 2017 Services for women booked to give birth at Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) and Oswestry MLU have been temporarily suspended until 8am on Wednesday 21 June. Day services for expectant mums will continue as normal. Women booked to give birth at Ludlow and Oswestry MLUs who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered [...]
12 June 2017 Services for women booked to give birth at Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8am to 8pm tomorrow (Tuesday 13 June). Day services for expectant mums will continue as normal. Women booked to give birth at Ludlow MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at [...]
8 June 2017 There have been reports in the news and on social media today following a report which went before yesterday's meeting of Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) about the future of Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) in the county. Below is a statement from Sarah Jamieson, Head of Midwifery, setting out the facts: “The long-term provision of midwifery services in Shropshire is [...]
Services at Oswestry Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (Wednesday 7 June) until 8am tomorrow (Thursday 8 June). Women booked to give birth at Oswestry MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at another MLU. If any women due to give birth at Oswestry MLU require support [...]
1 June 2017 Services at Ludlow and Bridgnorth Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (1 June 2017) until 8am tomorrow (2 June 2017) Women booked to give birth at Ludlow or Bridgnorth MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a birth at another MLU. If any women due to [...]
26 May 2017 You may have seen or heard about the recent temporary suspension of services at some of our Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) in Shropshire. Here Sarah Jamieson, Head of Midwifery, explains why these temporary closures are necessary to ensure the continued safety of all women using our Maternity Services "We are fully supportive of birth choice and women whose [...]
