Suggested plans to shake-up Nottingham's 'failing' maternity services before a long-awaited review by Donna Ockenden has been concluded have been criticised by councillors. The 'rebuilding' of the city's hospitals is being discussed and as part of this the consolidation of 'inadequate' maternity services has been proposed.
The shake-up comes as part of the 'Tomorrow's NUH' programme, a multi-million pound upgrade plan of Nottingham University Hospitals' (NUH) services. The trust, which runs the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and City Hospital, will be one of 40 acute trusts to receive funding to rebuild and improve its operations.
As well as proposed improvements to emergency care and elective care, the plan outlines maternity services could be merged with neonatal services. A new "state-of-the-art" women's and children's hospital could also be set up at the QMC and further include the merging of fertility and gynaecology departments.
