Maternity Services

Blog - 3 February 2017

Following a lot of media coverage of maternity services in Shropshire, in particular about the rural midwife led units you have shared a number of patient stories with us about experiences of giving birth in Shropshire.
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There has been a lot of media coverage recently of maternity services in Shropshire, in particular about the rural midwife led units. You have also shared a number of patient stories with us about your own experiences of giving birth in Shropshire and your concerns for the future of maternity services in the county.

As a result of this we wrote to Simon Wright, Chief Executive of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust to express the concerns of the public and to ask for further information. Our letter and Simon Wright's response can be found here.

Jane Randall-Smith, Chief Officer, Healthwatch Shropshire

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HWS Letter
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Simon Wright Letter
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