WINNER

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals FT: Daisy Team - Complex Midwifery Care

The Daisy Team based in the Wigan borough is a midwifery team partly commissioned by the local authority to improve outcomes for the most complex pregnant clients and their families. The team consists of specialist midwives, midwifery support workers and an administrator. Families are offered 1:1 intense midwifery support by a named midwife and maternity support worker throughout their pregnancy journey and up to six weeks following the birth of their baby. The midwife “case loads” the family using a trauma-informed approach to care and the relationship is built and developed on trust, transparency, compassion and a non-judgemental approach. The judges were genuinely impressed by this outstanding project, which clearly demonstrated significant improvements, particularly to the benefit of high-risk groups. The initiative’s commitment to providing continuity of care exemplified a commendable level of dedication, said the judges.

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Highly commended

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust: The Novel use of Ultrasound-Guided Prophylactic Abdominal Aortic Balloon Occlusion for Caesarean Section in Placenta Accreta Spectrum to Improve Safety and Allow Patient Fertility Preservation

Finalists

Barts Health Trust: Safer Procedures in Maternity Services - Reduction of Never Events

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust: Introduction of a Preterm Prevention Midwifery Service

NHS England - Midlands Perinatal Team: Saving Babies Lives’ Care Bundle Implementation Tool

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals FT: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Team Communication for Emergency Obstetric Surgery by Implementation of a new “PreBrief” Process on Labour Ward

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust: Maternity Safety Network

Topics

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