Consultation launched as proposed plans announced to build new midwifery unit at Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is planning to build two new hospitals at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI).

The Clinical Commisioning Group said the change would give 'an opportunity to improve the way we deliver maternity and neonatal services in Leeds'.

The trust are planning to centralise maternity and neonatal services in LGI so that all services are in one place.

They are also proposing to build a brand new midwifery-led unit at the LGI and want to consult with the public on the way hospital antenatal services are provided.

Community antenatal services are due to stay the same as currently.

The Leeds CCG website states: "We want to speak to a range of different stakeholders in Leeds, including women and their families, the wider public and young people.

"In Leeds, we have spent a lot of time talking to women and their families over the last few years and we have a good understanding of what they think about maternity services in our city.

"We want to build on this knowledge to understand more about what aspects of maternity and neonatal care are most important to them.

"We’ll also ask people about our plans to centralise maternity and neonatal services at LGI and our proposals for hospital maternity outpatient appointments.

"We will use surveys, focus groups, street outreach and drop-ins to find out what people think about our plans and proposals."

Once the consultation has finished an independent organisation will write and publish a report outlining what people told the group.

They will then 'make recommendations based on people’s feedback and share this with people who are managing the changes to maternity and neonatal services'.

The website stated: "We will clearly outline how we have used your feedback to shape the maternity and neonatal services in Leeds."

The consultation will be discussed on:

Tuesday 11 February 2020 Hamara Centre, Tempest Road, Leeds, LS11 6RD 1pm – 5 pm

Wednesday 19 February 2020 Old Fire Station. Gipton Approach, Leeds, LS9 6NL 1pm -5pm

Tuesday 3 March 2020 Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawsons Corner, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 5TA 9am – 1pm

Wednesday 11 March 2020

Romanian, Arabic, Tigrinian and BSL translators at this event

Carriageworks Auditorium, 3 Millenium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD 4pm – 8pm