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Short staffed maternity ward

Posted By woodpeckerqt55

"Short staffed maternity ward"

About: Royal Oldham Hospital / Maternity

(as a service user),

I don't think there are enough midwives to give good care. They try their best, but have too many patients to care for. 

In my experience the whole maternity unit was short staffed and very disorganised. I think the maternity wards and the whole hospital is too small and understaffed to cope with the amount of patients.

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Response from Samantha Whelan, Patient Experience Midwife, Royal Oldham Hospital - Women's and Children's 6 years ago
Samantha Whelan
Patient Experience Midwife,
Royal Oldham Hospital - Women's and Children's

Submitted on 08/02/2018 at 15:10
Published on Care Opinion at 16:33

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. Our management team within the Women and Children's Directorate regularly review our midwife to woman ratio. I will share your story with them. However, in the meantime if you wish to contact me directly to discuss the concerns that you have raised please contact me at the email address below. Please accept our apologies for any distress that was caused during your stay on our maternity unit.

Samantha.whelan@pat.nhs.uk

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