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New report reflects on the first year of MNISA service in the North East and North Cumbria

Published 10th December 2024

In response to the Ockenden report, which recommended creating Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocates (MNISAs), the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) commissioned People First to launch the MNISA Pilot. This initiative offers independent advocacy to women and families who have faced ‘adverse outcomes’ such as a neonatal injury, death, or […]

NENC LMNS Shortlisted for the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2024

Published 25th October 2024

The North East and North Cumbria Local Maternity and Neonatal System (NENC LMNS) is delighted to be named a finalist in this year’s Bright Ideas in Health Awards. Now in its 19th year, the prestigious awards celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams working within the NHS, industry, and academia, who have risen to the […]

The Great North Care Record And Local Maternity And Neonatal System Delivers ‘First Of Type’ Record Integration

Published 5th September 2024

The Great North Care Record (GNCR) and the North East and North Cumbria Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS), have delivered the ‘first of type’ integration using BadgerNet, the maternity services electronic patient record (EPR). By using this connection, Gateshead Health NHS FT have become the first hospital in the North East and North Cumbria […]

Maternity and Neonatal Advocates: Communications toolkit for maternity and neonatal services

Published 15th March 2024

People First has launched a new Maternity and Neonatal Advocate role as part of an NHS England pilot in response to the Ockenden Review recommendations. Further information about the roles, how to make a referral and who is eligible to use this free service is available on the People First website. Visit the People First […]

Getting help with travel costs

Published 13th February 2024

The Public Health Prevention in Maternity Team has developed some new resources designed to inform people that there is financial support available to help them attend hospital appointments. This was following the Poverty Proofing scoping work they recently completed. People who claim certain benefits can also claim travel expenses for hospital appointments. The BSA has […]

LMNS hosts learning and sharing event

Published 1st February 2024

The Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) for the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) is hosting a ‘Post Ockenden Visits Collaborative Learning and Improvement’ event for maternity and neonatal staff on Friday 02 February. The event comes after the Ockenden Assurance visits which took place last year and aims to promote learning and best […]

Do you have experience of pelvic health problems following pregnancy?

Published 9th January 2024

We have an exciting new opportunity for two service users, or lay people to become involved with the LMNS Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) Project Team. This project team is creating a new service to support people experiencing pelvic problems following pregnancy – known as a Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS). This service will be […]

South Tees midwife improves digital inclusion

Published 4th December 2023

Grace Murray, digital midwife at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been working to improve digital inclusion for women and birthing people who are pregnant in the South Tees area. Grace’s project aims to make smart devices and internet access more readily available, for people unable to access their digital care record for any reason. […]

World Prematurity Awareness Day

Published 14th November 2023

17 November marks World Prematurity Awareness Day and the North East and North Cumbria Preterm Birth Group which is part of the Maternity Clinical Network is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of preterm labour (before 37 weeks). Data in our ICB tells us that often women present quite late […]

Shaping the North East and North Cumbria Maternity and Neonatal Services

Published 11th September 2023

At the Local Maternity and Neonatal System for the North East and North Cumbria (LMNS NENC) we set about creating an event bringing together people from across the system. The purpose of the event was to set a vision and a direction for how maternity and neonatal teams across the North East and North Cumbria […]