Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Congratulations to our Digital and The Hewitt Fertility Centre Teams who are finalists in the 2024 @hsj_awards for Driving Efficiency through Technology with the Fertility Patient Portal. https://orlo.uk/vmyqT The selected winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at Evolution London on 21st November 2024. Wishing you the best of luck for the final #hsjawards

We know that the last few days have been upsetting and scary for many of our patients, visitors, staff, and people in our local communities.   At Liverpool Women’s you will always be greeted with a warm welcome. We always strive to treat every single person with respect, kindness, and compassion.   We are here for you.   Stay strong, stay safe, and be kind to each other.

The latest edition of the Liverpool Centre for Genomic Medicine (LCGM) newsletter is ready for you to download: https://orlo.uk/i6173 The quarterly newsletter provides you with information about our Genomics team, Genomics service developments, interesting patient stories, condition specific information, current research in Genomics and exciting Genomics in the news. Happy reading 😊

Do you want to work with a fantastic team, dedicated to improving maternity safety? We are looking for a Maternity Governance & Risk Facilitator with a keen eye for detail, excellent IT skills, who is keen to work in a fast-paced environment. You will be rewarded with working with a amazing governance team, in a Maternity Unit that cares for 8,000 families a year. Click the link for more information and to apply: https://orlo.uk/JQ2jB

Proud to represent Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust at Liverpool Pride today. Another great turn out! Special mentions to Liverpool Womens Hospital Charity for their support, Adam Beattie for organising this years event at LWH and also to Sam F. for bringing all of the Liverpool Specialist Trusts together. It was great to see us all marching as one Liverpool NHS.

We currently have 7 public Governor and 2 staff Governor vacancies - You don’t need an interview or a CV to become one of our Governors, just enthusiasm and a commitment to attend a small number of meetings throughout the year. Find out more and apply via the link: https://orlo.uk/mZLPr Closes Wednesday 31st July 2024.

The Women's View - Summer 2024 🗞️ Bringing you the latest news, updates and all things LWH! Inside this issue… 🟣 Embryologist at The Hewitt Fertility Centre, one of five in the UK accepted for PhD Fellowship Programme. 🟣 New website tool ReachDeck 🟣 Digi Care 12 month anniversary 🟣 The Research Midwives Trailblazer Award winner Click the link to download your copy today: https://orlo.uk/YQ0nu

Congratulations to our Maternity Triage team who have been shortlisted in the #rcmawards - Outstanding Contribution to Midwifery Services: Improving Safety and Quality of Care category. Well done to all involved! Wishing you the best of luck team 🤞 #RCMAwards

The Research Midwifery team at @LiverpoolWomens have won the Midwifery Practice Team Trailblazer Award at the recent Northern Maternity and Midwifery Festival Trailblazer Awards 2024 - congratulations team 👏 The Research Midwifery team demonstrate incredible commitment to improving care for women and babies through successful clinical research delivery. They have successfully embedded clinical research into routine practice at Liverpool Women’s. Through positive role modelling and leadership, the team engage midwives with their research role from the earliest timepoint in clinical training. The team consistently and successfully recruit to research across the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) portfolio, this has recently been demonstrated by the team’s hard work on the Genomics England “Baby and Mum Sample Study”. By engaging with maternity support workers and community midwives across the organisation, clinical staff were encouraged to complete Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training and join the delegation log. The research midwifery team went above and beyond to ensure successful recruitment to this important study, undertaking a significant proportion of clinical “day 5” midwifery home visits to ensure all eligible women were approached to take part, demonstrating the ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the clinical service and research studies. Clinical staff who completed GCP training and assisted with recruitment for Baby and Mum Sample Study (BAMSS) reported that they had an increased understanding of clinical research procedures and had more confidence in integrating research into their future practice. Louise Hardman, Head of RD&I at Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust said ““I am delighted for our research midwifery team in winning the Trailblazer Award. It is a credit to our fabulous team of research midwives and practitioners who work tirelessly for both pregnant women and also their colleagues. They are an asset to the organisation.” Several team members hold dual research and clinical roles, enhancing relationships in the clinical setting and allowing opportunities for positive role modelling. Staff are more confident to seek support from the Research Midwives, going some way to facilitate the ‘conceptual leap’ to embedding research into clinical practice. To further embed research into clinical practice from the ground up, the team have developed a one-day placement for every 3rd year student midwife at LWH, increasing knowledge of delivery and conduct of clinical research and providing the opportunity to hold GCP certification upon qualification. They have also developed a bespoke elective placement for student midwives which has received very positive feedback.

Women’s 10K – Sunday 1st September We are looking for 100 participants who would like to run for the Trust and raise vital funds for our ‘Bereavement Suite Appeal’ which aims to transform clinical rooms into comforting spaces for grieving families. Could this be the challenge to keep you in shape this summer? Walk, run, or skip! Whatever way you do it you’ll be helping us transform these rooms for our bereaved families. Sign up here: https://orlo.uk/qvCRs