Womens Centre, GRH

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• Womens Centre, GRH
• User Panel Launch for Obstetrics
• Adrian Eggleton Associate Director of Planning
• Alison Griffin Associate Director of Patient
  Public Involvement
• Marit Dykes Patient Public Involvement
  Co-ordinator

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Agenda 5.30 Refreshments 6.00 Introductions -
Alison 6.15 Background - Adrian 6.30 Feedback
From the Survey - Marit 7.00 The Proposal -
Adrian 7.15 Workshop, Teams and Working Together
- Marit Alison
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• Introductions
• Name?
• Why you are here?
• What are your expectations?

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• Objectives
• Replacement for the Orchard Centre
• Creation of a Womens Centre
• Facilitate Centralisation of Obstetrics
• Facilitate Centralisation of Benign Gynaecology
• Facilitate Centralisation of Oncology Gynaecology
• Expansion of NICU/SCBU (Paediatric Intensive care
  High dependency)
• Creation of a Midwifery led Birth Unit at CGH

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Existing site plan
Existing boundary line
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• Feedback From the Survey
• Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Maternity Services Questionnaire 2007

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• Background (1)
• A survey of mothers who had a baby in
  Gloucestershire within the last four years took
  place during February and March 2007
• The survey was carried out to inform the Trust on
  users view on environmental aspects important to
  them when giving birth and during the recovery
  period in hospital
• Respondents were given the opportunity to provide
  qualitative comments relating to the physical
  aspects of the room in which they gave birth and
  also the room in which they stayed in after they
  had their baby

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• Background (2)
• The questionnaire was made available to a wide
  audience within Gloucestershire, including
  GHNHSFT staff, Gloucestershire PCT staff and
  Social services staff
• E-mails were also sent to Gloucestershire
  Breastfeeding Supporters Network, Gloshub, the
  Miscarriage Association
• Questionnaires were also posted to play groups
  and nurseries throughout the county and to
  National Child Birth Trust members
• Additional questionnaires were available upon
  request from the PPI Department
• The survey was adapted from the National
  Childbirth Trust (NCT) Creating a better Birth
  Environment Toolkit

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• Response
• 1,488 questionnaires were posted
• Questionnaire also available on the Trust website
• 426 completed questionnaires were returned

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• Section A Giving Birth
• Top 5 aspects rated as of high importance
• Staying in the same room throughout labour (89)
• Space to move around freely (89)
• Comfortable bed (79)
• Ensuite toilet (75)
• Comfortable chair(s) for companion(s) (62)

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• Section A Giving Birth
• Comments
• Access to ensuite facilities (toilet/bath/shower)
• Access to birthing pool and equipment such as
  birthing mats/stools/pillows/bean bags
• Ability to adjust temperature and lighting
• A comfortable bed
• Space to move around and being able to get into
  different positions
• Access to drinks and snacks as well as TV and
  music
• A soundproof room (not able to hear other women
  giving birth)
• Privacy including control over people coming
  into room
• A room with homely décor

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• Section B Postnatal Recovery
• Top 5 aspects rated as of high importance
• Comfortable bed (96)
• Space to move around freely (78)
• Staying in the same room throughout recovery
  (74)
• Controlling brightness of light (60)
• Comfortable chair(s) for companion(s) (59)

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• Section B Postnatal Recovery
• Comments
• Access to ensuite facilities (toilet and
  bathroom/shower)
• A comfortable/adjustable bed and a comfortable
  chair for breastfeeding
• Hook-on cot for baby
• Access to a window (which can be opened)
• Enough storage space for belongings and space
  around beds
• Privacy many would prefer single room, or very
  small bays and access to quiet area
• A communal area for both mothers and babies and
  more space to move around
• Ability to change temperature and lighting
• Better facilities for preparing food and storing
  drinks

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• Preferences
• 42 would prefer a shower (with seat) rather than
  a bath
• 50 would prefer meals in their rooms rather than
  a communal area
• 71 would prefer a single room rather than a four
  bedded bay

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• Proposal
• Delivery Suite with 2 Obstetric Theatres
• Obstetric Ward (Ante/Post Natal)
• Midwifery Led Birth Unit
• NICU/SCBU Transitional Care
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology OPD with diagnostics
• Offices
• Enabling Schemes - Replacement Renal Dialysis
  Unit
• Gynaecology and Breast Ward

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• Constraints
• Budget 26m
• Site Footprint 2500 m2
• Fix Brief Spring 2007
• Appoint Designers and Builders Summer 2007

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• Who Makes Decisions?
• Main Board
• Strategic Team
• Steering Board
• Project Groups

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The Steering Board
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• Obstetrics and Gynaecology OPD Project Group

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• NICU/SCBU

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• Delivery and Theatre Project Group

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• Obstetric Ward Project Group

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• Gynaecology Breast Ward Project Group

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• Midwifery Unit Project Group

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• Administrative/Support Project Group

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• Teams and Working Together