Delivering Better Births

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Report title 
Delivering Better Births
Local Healthwatch 
Healthwatch Buckinghamshire
Healthwatch Oxfordshire
Healthwatch Reading
Healthwatch West Berkshire
Healthwatch Wokingham
Date of publication 
Monday, 24 June, 2019
Date evidence capture began 
Thursday, 8 November, 2018
Date evidence capture finished 
Monday, 10 December, 2018
Type of report 
Report
Key themes 
Administration
Communication between staff and patients
Digitalisation of services
Discharge
Information providing
Lifestyle and wellbeing
Patient records
Quality of care
Support
Healthwatch reference number 
Rep-4637

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken at the request of another organisation? 
Yes
What type of organisation requested the work 
Other (please specify)
If this work has been done in partnership, who is the partner? 
The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Local Maternity System (BOB LMS)
Primary research method used 
Focus group
Survey
How was the information collected? 
Survey
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced? 
N/A

Details of health and care services included in the report

Secondary care services 
Maternity

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views 
1664
Age group 
All
Gender 
All
Ethnicity 
All
Specific ethnicity if known 
All
Sexual orientation 
Not known
Does the information include public's views? 
Yes
Does the information include carer's, friend's or relative's views? 
No
Does the information include staff's views? 
No
Does the information include other people's views? 
No
What was the main sentiment of the people who shared their views? 
Mixed

Outcomes and impact

Were recommendations made by local Healthwatch in the report? 
Yes
Does the information contain a response from a provider? 
Yes action has been taken or promised
Is there evidence of impact in the report? 
Yes
Is there evidence of impact external to the report? 
No
What type of impact was determined? 
Tangible Impact (cost related)

Network Impact
Relationships that exist locally, regionally, nationally have benefited from the work undertaken in the report
 
Implied Impact
Where it is implied that change may occur in the future as a result of Healthwatch work. This can be implied in a provider  response, press release or other source. Implied impact can become tangible impact once change has occurred.
 
Tangible Impact
There is evidence of change that can be directly attributed to Healthwatch work undertaken in the report.