Nicola takes the opportunity to share her thoughts and some resources about ‘team building’.  #maternitycares @NHSSW  Links to building block 6 Credits Hosted by: Nicola Nelson, Midwife at NHS England SouthWest @wayofthekoi Production by: Strata5 Nicola Nelson is the Lead Midwife for Continuity of Carer for NHSE Southwest. She is the host of the #maternitycares podcast series.

In this episode In conversation with Alex van der Meer, Consultant obstetrician and gynecologist at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the South West of England. Alex has been the named consultant with a Midwifery Continuity of Carer team for approximately two years and talks to us about her experiences, what Continuity of Carer means to her and how she sees the future of continuity. #maternitycares @NHSSW  Links to building block 7: Delivering Midwifery Continuity of Carer at full scale Three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services Credits Hosted by: Nicola Nelson, Midwife at NHS England SouthWest @wayofthekoi Production by: Strata5 Guest: Alex van der Meer @GWH_NHS Alex van der Meer is a Consultant obstetrician and gynecologist at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Wiltshire, here in the South West. Alex has been the named consultant with the Bluebell Continuity team for approximately two years.

In conversation with Julie Wills, Team Leader for a Midwifery Continuity Team in Bristol, South West England about what working in a continuity models means to her and the other midwives in her team, about its challenges and its rewards and how she has navigated the team's way to a new way of working. #maternitycares @NHSSW  Links to Building Blocks: 3, 6 and 9: Delivering Midwifery Continuity of Carer at full scale Better Births Improving outcomes of maternity services in England (National Maternity Review) Implementing Better Births: Continuity of Carer (2017) Credits Hosted by: Nicola Nelson, Midwife at NHS England SouthWest @wayofthekoi Production by: www.strata5.co.uk Guest: Julie Wills @uhbwNHS

In this episode In conversation with Jo Hartley, Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services at Dorset County Hospital and Louise Kayles, Lead Midwife for the Cranberry Continuity team at the same Trust. We'll be exploring what it takes to create the right environment for the continuity model of midwifery care to flourish. #maternitycares @NHSSW  Links to Building Blocks 3,5,6 and 8: Delivering Midwifery Continuity of Carer at full scale Better Births Improving outcomes of maternity services in England (National Maternity Review) Implementing Better Births: Continuity of Carer (2017) Credits Hosted by: Nicola Nelson, Midwife at NHS England SouthWest @wayofthekoi Production by: www.strata5.co.uk Guests: Jo Hartley and Louise Kayles @DCHFT Jo Hartley, Director of Midwifery and Neonatal Services at Dorset County Hospital and Louise Kayles, Lead Midwife for the Cranberry Continuity Team at the same Trust

In conversation with Donna Butland, the Southwest of England Regional Maternity and Neonatal Service User Voice Lead. We'll be exploring what the continuity model of midwifery means to her and to other service users. #maternitycares @NHSSW  Links to Building block 11: Delivering Midwifery Continuity of Carer at full scale Credits Hosted by: Nicola Nelson, Midwife at NHS England SouthWest @wayofthekoi Production by: www.strata5.co.uk Guest: Donna Butland @SomersetMVP Donna Butland is the Southwest Regional Maternity and Neonatal Service User Voice Lead.

In this episode In conversation with Jo Dagustun. We'll be exploring what Midwifery Continuity of Carer is and asking; why is it important? #maternitycares @NHSSW  Delivering Midwifery Continuity of Carer at full scale: www.england.nhs.uk/publication/delivering-midwifery-continuity-of-carer-at-full-scale-guidance-21-22/  Better Births Improving outcomes of maternity services in England (National Maternity Review): www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/national-maternity-review-report.pdf Implementing Better Births: Continuity of Carer (2017):  www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/implementing-better-births.pdf AIMS (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services): www.aims.org.uk/about-aims Credits Hosted by: Nicola Nelson, Midwife at NHS England SouthWest @wayofthekoi Production by: www.strata5.co.uk Guest: Jo Dagustun @GibbleJo The full transcript for podcast available in PDF format here