Have you heard of Maternity Voices Partnerships?
Recommended by the 2016 Better Births Paper, they are independent advisory NHS working group created to listen to people who have recently used maternity services. All areas are to have one, we now have two in our area, one for Hull and one for the East Riding. All the feedback they gather is anonymous, summarised and fed back to the right teams.
As well as being ‘Mrs Mumbler’, I have been very privileged to be asked to Chair the Hull Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) and, along with my along with my Co-Chair Helen, we aim to offer plenty of opportunities for local parents to have their say on maternity services.
From pre conception right through to your baby turning one, we want to know what was good, what was not good and ideas for change. This includes services and care provided by; GPs, Health Visitors, Infant Feeding Teams, Midwives, Peri-natal Mental Health, Lets Talk, Childrens’ Centres, Home Start, Doulas, Breastfeeding Support etc. By sharing this you help shape maternity care in your area.
All the feedback we gather is anonymous, randomised and fed back to the right teams – whether that’s the Midwives, Health Visitors, the Public Health team, the Comissioners (CCG) or a support service. We meet with them once a quarter and any parent who wants to share their feedback personally can attend and share their story, or send it in on email for us to use.
You can find out more information about both the Hull and the East Riding MVPs on our website here.
Or you can follow us for Hull on facebook here or Twitter here and you can email us any feedback directly to our email address – [email protected]
For East Riding you can follow them on facebook here or email them directly – [email protected]
So please, if you are a new mum and have some feedback on your experience, good or bad, send it on to us and have your voice heard!
