1. The number of times each maternity ward within your trust had to close to new admissions during the period 1st January 2021 – 30th June 2021 (inclusive). Please also indicate any times that each unit had invoked escalate to divert procedures, or similar. For each instance please specify the duration in which the ward closed and the reason for the closure.
2. The number of times each maternity ward within your trust reached full capacity during the period 1st January 2021 – 30th June 2021 (inclusive)
3. The percentage of qualified midwifery staff employed within each maternity department across your Trust that completed their mandatory training requirements as of 30th June (if it is not possible to provide figures for a single date, please provide for the month of June). Please also confirm the Trust’s or local target for number of midwifery staff to have completed mandatory training.
4. The total number of open vacancies in each maternity department across your trust as at the date of responding. Where possible please provide a breakdown by staff level i.e. band 5, band 6 and state whether these are unfilled vacancies.
