Overview
The Northwest of England has joined together to form a Maternal Medicine Network. The network includes the three local maternity systems Greater Manchester and East Cheshire (GMEC), Cheshire & Mersey (C&M) and Lancashire and South Cumbria (L&SC). It works with commissioners, providers, clinicians, the Maternity Clinical Network and service users via the Maternity Voices Partnerships and has the support of Integrated Care Boards.
The aim is to provide equitable and expert support for women with pre‑existing or pregnancy‑induced significant medical issues, to ensure sustainability of that care wherever in the region they may live, and to provide perinatal mental health support or other onward referral as required.
The North West Maternal Medicine Network consists of three specialist Maternal Medicine Centres (MMCs) located within St Marys Hospital Manchester, Liverpool Womens Hospital and The Royal Preston Hospital, alongside services delivered in local District General Hospitals that support the population of the Northwest of England.
Responsibilities
* Coordinate care for service users requiring support from either of the specialist centres or services delivered within the unit.
* Ensure the effective and efficient provision of Maternal Medicine services within UHMBT.
* Provide clinical and professional management and leadership for the Maternal Medicine service.
* Assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care to maintain a high standard.
* Manage the reporting aspects of the Maternal Medicine service.
* Ensure cost‑effective use of resources.
Service Locations
The network operates from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal – as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI provide a range of general hospital services with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various consultant‑led services.
WGH offers a range of general hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non‑life‑threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
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