The Western Health and Social Care Trust’s (Western Trust) Maternity Services has been shortlisted for national recognition for ‘Excellence in Maternity Care’ as part of Healthcare intelligence experts CHKS, Top Hospitals Programme Awards.
Proud parents, Cheryl Burton and Glen Rowney and their new born baby girl, Caitlin, pictured withKieran Downey, Director of Women and Children’s Services, Western Trust; Anne Marie McGurk, Head of Midwifery, Western Trust; Dr Michael Parker, Clinical Director Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Western Trust; Chief Executive, Elaine Way CBE, Western Trust and Dr Alan McKinney, Interim Medical Director, Western Trust.
The Western Trust is one of 15 Trusts singled out for the quality of care it provides – putting it in the top 10% of the 148 NHS maternity providers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Western Trust has two maternity departments based at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry and the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen.
The Trust also has Community Midwifery Teams who provide services for women in the Limavady, Derry, Strabane, Omagh and Fermanagh localities.
Anne-Marie McGurk Head of Midwifery at the Trust, said: “We are delighted that our service has been recognised in this way. It is a great achievement to have reached the top 10% of maternity providers and we are proud of the quality of care we deliver.”
Elaine Way, Chief Executive of the Western Trust, Elaine Way, said: “We are delighted to be shortlisted for the 2014 award by CHKS for Excellence in Maternity Care. To be considered as one of the best NHS Trusts in the UK who provide maternity care to patients is an immense honour and should provide assurance about the quality of service we provide. ”
Jason Harries, Managing Director, CHKS said: “These hospital Trusts should be congratulated on reaching the final fifteen and for the quality of maternity services that they provide. This rigorous analysis will be followed by further assessment by a panel of experts and three trusts will be selected to receive the excellence in maternity care award.”
CHKS is a provider of healthcare intelligence and quality improvement services to the NHS and independent healthcare sector.
The CHKS Top Hospital Awards celebrate the success of healthcare providers, recognising acute organisations that have excelled in areas of patient safety, data quality, quality of care and new for 2014, excellence in maternity care.
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