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Bristol's Maternity Review can now go forward to develop a
model of care for public consultation
12 February 2008
December 2007 and January 2008 have seen a pause in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Maternity Services Review following a number of concerns from BCB and the National Childbirth Trust regarding the openness of the process and the emerging options for the future of our maternity services. With the aid of mediation the Review can now go forward to develop a model of care which will be based on current national standards and the results of public and staff engagement which took place in Bristol last year. Public consultation is planned for June to September 2008.
Meanwhile Cossham Birth Centre has the approval of Bristol City Council's Joint Overview and Scrutiny committee and its business case will go to North Bristol Trust, South Gloucestershire and Bristol PCT Boards at the end of March.
While a birth centre is being considered at
Cossham BCB is working hard within Bristol's Maternity Services Review
18 December 2007
BCB is involved in plans for the proposed birth centre at Cossham and has already visited the birth centres at Bournemouth and Chippenham with other members of the Cossham Birth Centre Group as well as attending the group's meetings. A senior midwifery manager in Bristol said earlier in the summer that 'Cossham wouldn't have come about without the Maternity Services Review and the BCB lobby'. Meanwhile the options are being developed for public consultation and BCB and other lay representatives are dealing with some issues about what is and what is not being included in the options. We are currently discussing our concerns with the Chair of the Review.