NHS Improvement: A guide to support maternity safety champions (February 2018)

Summary

A guide produced by NHS Improvement to support maternity safety champions. Maternity safety champions play a central role in ensuring that mothers and babies continue to receive the safest care possible by adopting best practice. This guide outlines the role and responsibilities of maternity safety champions and suggests activities to promote best practice.

Content

What can I learn?

• The role and responsibilities of maternity safety champions.
• How to build relationships at board-level and with stakeholders.
• Suggested activities to promote best practice.
• Signposting to existing safety initiatives and improvements that can offer support.

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