North Central London NHS publishes Start Well report on maternity and children's health care
The Start Well project brings together staff and patients from across the NHS in North Central London to think about how maternity, neonatal, and children and young people’s services are working.
Is the NHS providing the best services to meet the needs of people living in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington?
The Case for Change report sets out the evidence about current NHS services and highlights some opportunities for the future.
To find out more about the opportunities for improvements in care for pregnant women and people, and babies use the button below.
What patients said about services
While many receive excellent care in local hospitals, there are also areas for improvement, and some current and future challenges.
People's priorities were:
- Better communication between hospitals and patients
- Better communication between individual staff members and individual patients and clearer, more accessible information
- Personalisation and continuity of care
- To be treated with equal respect
- Better spaces and facilities for their care
- Recognition of the important link between physical and mental health
By taking a population health approach and examining services and outcomes through an equalities lens, particularly in understanding deprivation and ethnicity, we have highlighted the need for further work to ensure everyone gets the very best start in life.
Downloads
Start Well information leaflet for patients
