Improving the choice and personalisation of maternity services South West London Focus Group Monday 20th March 2017 10:00 12:00 – – NOTES Welcome and Introductions Maggie welcomed everyone to the focus group. Introductions were made including brief and reasons for attending the session. details about people’s backgrounds Focus group attendees: KF NCT teacher SB Doola/breastfeeding support SU Parent representative at St Georges HC Vice Chair St Georges MSLC – MB Epsom and St Helier MSLC RB Service user Epsom and St Helier IS Gave birth to 3 children at home supported by Kingston Hospital – In attendance: Maggie Lam Assistant Director Maternity, CYP & Cancer – Jennifer Nsubuga Project Manager Maternity Choice and Personalisation Pioneer – Jill Mulelly Head of Engagement Why are we here? 2.1 Background to pioneer programme Jennifer provided background information to the programme. NHS England have funded 7 Maternity Choice and Personalisation Pioneers The Pioneers will test ways of improving choice and personalisation for women accessing maternity services. All of the Pioneers will seek to deepen as well as widen the choices available to women across Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) boundaries The Pioneers will develop and test ways of improving choice and personalisation of maternity services for women in their localities. Pilot teams have been identified in Kingston and St Georges Hospitals, Epsom and St. Helier and Croydon Health Services pilot teams to be confirmed. A minimum of 100 women to be recruited into the pilot, with each Trust recruiting 25 women in the first instance 2.2 Aims and objectives for the focus group Jill went through the aims of the focus group noting that the main aim was to support the development of that can be given to women to help them plan their care early a ‘tool’ – pregnancy, birth and after the baby is born.
Improving the choice and personalisation of maternity services South West London Focus Group Monday 20th March 2017 – 10:00 – 12:00 NOTES Welcome and Introductions Maggie welcomed everyone to the focus group. Introductions were made including brief details about people’s backgrounds and reasons for attending the session. Focus group attendees: KF NCT teacher SB Doola/breastfeeding support SU Parent representative at St Georges HC Vice Chair – St Georges MSLC MB Epsom and St Helier MSLC RB Service user Epsom and St Helier IS Gave birth to 3 children at home – supported by Kingston Hospital In attendance: Maggie Lam Assistant Director – Maternity, CYP & Cancer Jennifer Nsubuga Project Manager – Maternity Choice and Personalisation Pioneer Jill Mulelly Head of Engagement Why are we here? 2.1 Background to pioneer programme Jennifer provided background information to the programme. NHS England have funded 7 Maternity Choice and Personalisation Pioneers The Pioneers will test ways of improving choice and personalisation for women accessing maternity services. All of the Pioneers will seek to deepen as well as widen the choices available to women across Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) boundaries The Pioneers will develop and test ways of improving choice and personalisation of maternity services for women in their localities. Pilot teams have been identified in Kingston and St Georges Hospitals, Epsom and St. Helier and Croydon Health Services pilot teams to be confirmed. A minimum of 100 women to be recruited into the pilot, with each Trust recruiting 25 women in the first instance 2.2 Aims and objectives for the focus group Jill went through the aims of the focus group noting that the main aim was to support the development of a ‘tool’ that can be given to women to help them plan their care – early pregnancy, birth and after the baby is born.
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