We want you to help us improve our services! Our short, anonymous survey asks about the care that you, or someone you know, had at one of our hospitals. The survey helps us know what we're doing well and what we need to do better. Take the survey here: surveyhero.com/c/BigQualityCo…

Wow! Looks like there's going to be lots going on in the main entrance of Worcestershire Royal Hospital this Friday when WRH Neonatal and Transitional Care 💜 mark #WorldPrematurityDay2023 👇. Pop in and support if you can!

It's World Prematurity Day & we're in the WRH entrance 10am-4pm. We have My Baby As Art taking photos; tombola; selling cakes, plants, our NNU branded bottles and flasks; a guess how many competition; our prize draw & lots more! uk.givergy.com/WPDRaffle2023

Thank you to all your amazing MSWs! #MSWCelebrationDay2023

Care Quality Commission NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire NHS Midlands CQC Press Office Following the latest Care Quality Commission inspection, our maternity services have received an improved rating, which is now ‘Good’ ✅ overall for maternity at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The improved rating is recognition of the hard work of colleagues across our maternity team.

So well deserved, congratulations Trudy! 🥰

Are you an LGBTQ+ parent whose child was born in Herefordshire or Worcestershire in the last 3 years? Share your experiences us at our listening events in Feb 2024, or by completing an online survey Book here: forms.office.com/e/q3gvRbTYUk Or Do the survey: forms.office.com/e/ZhZ6CFCkTQ

Whooping cough can be very serious for young babies. If you’re pregnant, you can help protect your baby by getting vaccinated ideally from 16 weeks up to 32 weeks pregnant. Speak to your midwife or GP team.

Whooping cough cases are on the rise. Young babies with whooping cough are often very unwell and many are likely to need hospital treatment. Book your vaccine through your GP or local maternity service.

More babies are catching whooping cough. The whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy helps protect your baby until they can have their first vaccine at 8 weeks.

We're loving seeing our #MovementsMatter campaign on buses across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Have you spotted one yet? 👀🚌🤰 NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Worcestershire Acute NHS Wye Valley NHS Trust Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Worcestershire Maternity Voices Partnership Healthwatch Herefordshire Healthwatch Worcestershire Worcestershire Children First

Once your baby starts to move, you should start to recognise a pattern. If the movement stops, slows down, or changes - or you’re worried for any reason – call Maternity Triage immediately. #MovementsMatter

If you know a pregnant person who is worried about their baby's movements, please reassure them we would rather they pick up the phone and call maternity triage and get checked, instead of keeping their worries to themselves. 📞 #MovementsMatter

Pregnant women are eligible for a free respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to protect their babies from serious lung infections. You can get your vaccine from 28 weeks of pregnancy. Talk to your GP or maternity service to schedule yours. Read more: nhs.uk/conditions/res…