27 August 

Crowborough Birthing Centre is open as normal.

16 February 

Developing maternity care – our progress since the CQC inspection in 2023

Providing the highest levels of maternity care is our priority. The Trust welcomes the feedback from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and accepts the recommendations in its report.

Following the inspection last year, the CQC made a number of recommendations which focused on governance, processes and documentation in the Trust’s maternity units. We have taken steps to address all of these recommendations, the majority of which are now completed. These include:

• undertaking a multidisciplinary workforce review
• the implementation of new guidelines on induction of labour
• additional training and new guidelines on the management of PPH
• streamlining of the emergency theatre pathway
• improving use of the data we capture and report on.

We are pleased the CQC also highlighted examples of good practice and care at MTW. These include:

• a focus by staff on the needs of people using the service and cared for them with dignity and respect
• an open culture where service users and families could raise concerns
• staff feeling respected, valued and supported
• staff felt able to talk to departmental leaders about difficult issues.

5 December 2023