Southwark Maternity Commission-workforce survey
Overview
Share your experience of delivering services to women and people who give birth and their families in Southwark
We know that not everyone has a good experience of care during pregnancy and the first few months after birth. We have set up a commission to investigate maternity care in Southwark and make recommendations about how services can better meet our resident’s needs.
Who we want to hear from
We want to hear from those delivering services to women and people who’ve given birth and their families. We want to hear about your experiences delivering this care, both positive and negative, so we can understand how to improve services.
Some of these questions may be less relevant to you if you do not work in maternity and/or perinatal services. Please free to respond N/A to these questions
Please note, your answers are completely confidential. Even if you choose to share your contact details with us to follow up with you about the Commission, your responses to this survey will be kept confidential, and will not be used to identify you.
Other ways to get involved
There are different ways you can take part in the commission and help to influence maternity care in Southwark:
- Make an anonymous submission about your experiences delivering care
- Send us a testimony at maternitycommission@southwark.gov.uk
- Send us a voice note via WhatsApp 07926 086 539
- Tell us if you’d like to take part in:
- a focus group session
- a one-to-one interview (either virtual or in-person)
- one of the public maternity commission meetings
Find out more about the maternity commission and what will happen with the information you share.
Give us your views
Events
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Meeting one: Introduction to the Southwark Maternity Commission
From 23 Jan 2024 at 10:00 to 23 Jan 2024 at 12:00Venue: Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street, SE1 2QH
The meeting will involve:
Presentation of national and local data on maternity care and evidence of broad inequalities
Overview of national and local policy around maternity care -
Meeting two: Listening to local frontline voices
From 14 Mar 2024 at 00:00 to 14 Mar 2024 at 00:00Venue: TBC
Key audience for this meeting: health professionals, the public.
At the meeting we will:
Hear from local frontline maternity care professionals.
Review of how their experiences align with policy and where delivery falls short of guidance to reduce health inequalities in maternity care -
Meeting three: Listening to people who use the Southwark maternity care services
From 17 Apr 2024 at 00:00 to 17 Apr 2024 at 00:00Venue: TBC
At the meeting:
We will hear from service users about their experiences accessing maternity care
Evidence on local inequalities will be presented -
Meeting four: Focus on inequalities for Black people who have been or are pregnant
From 22 May 2024 at 00:00 to 22 May 2024 at 00:00Venue: TBC
At the meeting we will hear:
How access, experience and outcomes vary for women and people who give birth from Black ethnic backgrounds
Accounts of personal experiences which will be central to this meeting -
Meeting five: Recommendations based on your views on maternity care
From 24 Jul 2024 at 10:00 to 24 Jul 2024 at 12:30Meeting five: Recommendations based on your views on maternity care
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Meeting six: Southwark-wide organisational commitments to maternity care changes
From 25 Sep 2024 at 10:00 to 25 Sep 2024 at 12:30Venue: Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street, SE1 2QH
The final meeting will:
Invite organisations to commit to make meaningful change
Form the basis of a multi-organisation public declaration for change
Areas
- All Areas
Audiences
- Everyone who lives, works or visits the borough
Interests
- All Interests
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