From Telford CCG – Better Births Review

News - 9 March 2018

Following a national review of maternity services in 2016 a report ‘Better Births’ was published which sets out plans to make care safer and give women greater control and more choice.
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Our Local Maternity Transformation (LMS)

The LMS has been set up in response to NHS England’s Better Births report which sets out a vision for safer, more personalised maternity care that reflects women’s choices and offers continuing joined-up care.

NHS organisations, Healthwatch and local councils, are working together as a Local Maternity System (LMS) to design and implement improvements in maternity and neonatal services.

LMS Plan

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin have established a Local Maternity System (LMS) to ensure service transformation happens at a local level. This Plan describes how the LMS will transform local maternity services by 2020/2.

For further information in relation to Better Births and our local Transformation Plan please click on the following link:-

https://www.telfordccg.nhs.uk/your-health/maternity-services

Helen White, Project Support Officer for LMS

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