Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow and Oswestry Midwife-Led Units

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 [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow and Oswestry Midwife-Led Units2017-06-16T11:35:05+01:00

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit tomorrow (Tuesday 12 June)

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 [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow Midwife-Led Unit tomorrow (Tuesday 12 June)2017-06-14T08:22:10+01:00

Maintaining choice for mums-to-be

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 [...]

Maintaining choice for mums-to-be2018-01-08T15:36:23+00:00

Temporary suspension of services at Oswestry Midwife-Led Unit tonight (7 June)

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 [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Oswestry Midwife-Led Unit tonight (7 June)2017-06-14T08:23:25+01:00

Temporary suspension of services at Bridgnorth Midwife-Led Unit tonight (6 June 2017)

6 June 2017 Services at Bridgnorth Midwife-Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (6 June 2017) until 8am tomorrow (7 June 2017) Women booked to give birth at 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 give birth at Bridgnorth [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Bridgnorth Midwife-Led Unit tonight (6 June 2017)2017-06-14T08:23:54+01:00

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow and Bridgnorth Midwife-Led Units tonight (1 June 2017)

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 [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Ludlow and Bridgnorth Midwife-Led Units tonight (1 June 2017)2017-06-14T08:24:31+01:00

Recent temporary suspension of services at Midwife-Led Units

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 [...]

Recent temporary suspension of services at Midwife-Led Units2017-05-26T14:33:53+01:00

Temporary suspension of services at Bridgnorth and Oswestry Midwife-Led Units last night (25 May 2017)

26 May 2017 Services at two Midwife-Led Units (MLUs) in Shropshire were temporarily suspended last night (Thursday 25 May 2017) due to staff sickness. At Bridgnorth MLU, services were temporarily suspended from 8pm yesterday (Thursday 25 May) until 8am today (Friday 26 May). A decision was later made to suspend services at Oswestry MLU from 11pm yesterday (25 May) until [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Bridgnorth and Oswestry Midwife-Led Units last night (25 May 2017)2017-05-26T10:50:35+01:00

Temporary suspension of services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit

22 May 2017 Services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will be temporarily suspended from 8pm tonight (Monday 22 May 2017) until 8am tomorrow (23 May 2017). Women booked to give birth at 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 give birth [...]

Temporary suspension of services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit2017-05-22T15:58:10+01:00

Shrewsbury Day Assessment Unit for pregnant women temporarily unavailable from 24 April 2017 until 8 May 2017

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, [...]

Shrewsbury Day Assessment Unit for pregnant women temporarily unavailable from 24 April 2017 until 8 May 20172017-04-20T13:49:33+01:00