Following the inquiry into the deaths of
Daksha and Freya Emson in October 2003 and the publication of the
Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in 2001 and 2004, the
college made a commitment to promote perinatal mental health.
The Quality Network for Perinatal Mental
Health Services has been launched, as part of this commitment,
to develop and maintain standards for mother and baby units. The
network will engage initially with frontline staff and apply a
clinical audit method within a peer-support network.
The network will aim to:
- enable communication and the sharing of best
practice between services
- help units to demonstrate their quality and
identify challenges through a process of self and peer-review
Reviews are not an inspection or accreditation
test, nor a drive to uniformity. It is a supportive network with
the emphasis on facilitating change.
The benefits of membership
are:
- Service standards
- Self review
- Peer review
- A detailed team report
- An organised visit to another perinatal inpatient unit
- Annual national report
- Newsletters
- Email discussion group
- Annual
forum
- A certificate of participation
- Online resource
library
More information and joining
form
(Please note that some of the information on the
current information leaflet may be out of date.)
Attending a Perinatal Review
The review days run from 10am - 3.30pm and provide an
excellent opportunity to visit another service and network with
other professionals. All disciplines are welcomed as part of
the review team and each day will be led by an experienced lead
reviewer.
The peer review
directory details forthcoming review days for cycle 3 and any
remaining availibility
Participating units in Cycle 3 of the
network
- Beadnell Mother and Baby Unit, Northumberland
- Brockington Mother and Baby Unit, Stafford
- Cyd Mother and Baby Unit, Cardiff
- Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit, Glasgow
- Mother and Baby Unit, East London
- Mother and Baby Unit, Winchester
- Perinatal Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, Nottingham
- Mother and Baby Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital
- Mother and Baby Unit, Leeds
- Thumbswood Mother and Baby Unit, Welwyn Garden City
- Mother and Baby Unit, The Eastbourne Clinic
- The Anderson Ward, Manchester
- The Beeches Unit, Derby
- Mother and Baby Unit, Livingston
Useful downloads
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