4.14 Working at provider-level

The essence of a Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) is bringing together staff and service users at a local level where they can coproduce practical changes based on feedback from local women, birthing people and families. The largest part of an MVPā€™s work is therefore likely to take place at provider level. Each local provider – e.g. obstetric unit, midwifery-led unit, neonatal service, health visiting service, childrenā€™s centres, perinatal mental health service – will have at least one link person who attends MVP meetings and liaises with the service user leadership team (e.g. Chair and Vice-chair). This person can ensure that relevant information is provided to the MVP, help to identify opportunities for coproduction with the MVP and generally act as a champion for coproduction and the MVP within their service.