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 [...]
10 May 2017 You may see or hear media coverage about the temporary suspension of services at Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) last weekend. Services at the unit were suspended from 8pm on Friday (5 May 2017) until 8am on Monday (8 May 2017). The following statement, from Sarah Jamieson, Head of Midwifery at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, [...]
20 April 2017 Services for pregnant women at Shrewsbury Day Assessment Unit will be unavailable from 24 April 2017 until 8 May 2017. The temporary suspension of services at the unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is due to staff shortages. It is expected to reopen on 8 May 2017. The unit oversees antenatal appointments, such as blood tests, [...]
12 April 2017 The following message is from our colleagues at Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) NHS Shropshire CCG has made further progress to ensure local NHS services deliver improved outcomes for patients. The CCG launched reviews of some of the services it commissions in February to ensure that everybody in Shropshire has access to healthcare that is safe, high-quality [...]
24 March 2017 Simon Wright, Chief Executive at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, looks at the Trust’s work in improving Maternity Services How does the NHS help families when the most tragic of events happens…a baby dies? Simon Wright Honesty, compassion, kindness, support, humanity and learning must surely all feature strongly in any response. Our maternity [...]
17 February 2017 Services at Ludlow Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8am tomorrow (Saturday 18 February 2017) until 8am on Sunday (19 February 2017). Women booked to give birth at Ludlow 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 [...]
16 February 2017 Services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (Thursday 16 February 2017) until 8am tomorrow (Friday 17 February 2017). Midwives are still available on call for home births. Women booked to give birth at Bridgnorth MLU who go into labour during the temporary suspension of services will be offered a home [...]
6 February 2017 A major conference is to take place in Shropshire to begin to implement the national Maternity Review, which is focused on improving outcomes for pregnant women across the country. The “Better Births” Shropshire and Beyond conference aims to look at new ways to provide the best care possible for women in the region. Its focus will be [...]
