We are now carrying out a survey so that we can gain an understanding of what is important for women about the environment in which they give birth. The results will help us in planning the new maternity unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital - due to be completed early in 2010.  

We would like you to complete a questionnaire regarding your experiences of the environment in the maternity unit if you have had a baby in Gloucestershire in the last four years. Please click on the following link to print the questionnaire: http://www.gloshospitals.org.uk/ppi/pdf/maternity_questionnaire150207.pdf

This message has been circulated to all staff within Gloucestershire Health Services and other public services. 

Candle lit vigil/hands around the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.  - 5.45 p.m. on  Friday 2nd March 2007.

As most of you will be aware, the TUC is leading a massive “Defend our NHS” campaign, entitled “NHS Together”, supported by Health and other trade unions.  They have called for a day of action in defence of the NHS on Saturday 3^rd March 2007.  This is to raise with the public concerns in defence of our National Health Service and the negative direction in which it seems to be heading.

Now the decision has been reached by the PCTs to transform St Pauls into a Midwife Led Units (MLUs) in 2009 - the Cheltenham Maternity Matters campaign team would like to hear your views on MLUs.

Read more about midwife-led units and birth centres and various campaigns from across the country.

We would be grateful if you would post your comments on the site using the link below. 

   NEW:  PCT Decision - Leave us your feedback online now ! and let the Campaign team know what you think about the decision to have a Midwife-Led-Unit in Cheltenham.

Primary Care Trust Board members met today (Thursday 21 September) to reach decisions regarding the outcome report from the consultation on ‘The Future of Healthcare in Gloucestershire’ which included feedback from the public, partners and staff.

With regard to Maternity Services, the PCT Boards decided to:

• Approve the proposal to centralise all consultant led births onto the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital site
  
• Considered the proposal to transfer all midwife-led births and other inpatient admissions to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and decided to Not proceed with the original proposal as set out above on the grounds that affordability is not seen as sufficient reason to centralise midwife-led services when taken alongside the view that the proposal runs contrary to current national direction for more local access to services.
  

[Read PCT website report]