5.4 Neonatal voices

“In some areas, such as Lincolnshire, the Maternity Voices Partnership has developed its own Neonatal Voices group specifically for service users, staff and commissioners to coproduce neonatal services together. It should be noted that this is not to be expected of all MVPs.”

Developing plans to implement the recommendations of the Neonatal Critical Care Review: A checklist for Neonatal Operational Delivery Networks, Local Maternity Systems and Regional Teams

Some Maternity Voices Partnerships (MVPs) have chosen to go beyond the inclusion of neonatal services in their workplan and have set up a separate Neonatal Voices group. Examples of this include: