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FOI Request 943 - Maternity Unit Closures |
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Written by FOI Lead
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| Case Number |
943 |
| Request Date |
06/01/2009 |
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Details of the Request
I would like to request data on each occasion maternity units in your Trust were closed to new admissions because they had reached full capacity, or for any other reason, in the 2008 calendar year.
please state the (a) date; (b) number of hours for which the unit was closed to new admissions; and (c) the reason for the closure if available for each such closure in the 2008 calendar year (i.e. from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008). |
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| Completion Date |
26/02/2009 |
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Details of the Response
Thank you for your request to Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust regarding our Maternity Unit. Please see the response below from our Associate Director Maternity Services.
3 occasions as follows:
| 30/03/08 |
40 minutes |
Reason low staffing |
| 03/08/08 |
2 hours |
High activity |
| 28/09/08 |
3 hours |
High activity and low staffing |
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Along with other NHS Trusts throughout the country, recruitment to midwifery positions remains a challenge. We are particularly pleased with our recent recruitment drive which has resulted in 19 additional midwives, 10 maternity assistants and one nursery nurse joining the maternity department between September and December 2008. The Trust is continuing this campaign, and is taking part in a further recruitment drive to encourage former midwives to return to practice, in partnership with the University of Surrey. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 September 2011 09:42 )
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