Agenda item - Presentation on Maternity Services at the Royal Sussex County Hospital

Presentation from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSx) on maternity services at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (verbal- presentation slides attached)

21.1    This item was presented by Emma Chambers, UHSx Director of Maternity; and by Dr Tim Taylor, UHSx Chief of Service (women and children).Members were informed of the improvements that have been made to maternity services following the 2021 Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report.

·         21.2    Members asked questions on issues including the impact of the removal of bursaries on people applying to become midwives; the relative safety of home and hospital births; how the CQC have been involved in improvement work; outcomes for black and racially minoritised communities; and the process for supporting families through emergency caesarean procedures.

21.3    The Chair thanked the presenters for attending the meeting and answering members’ questions.