Internal Reference Number: FOI_7979
Date Request Received: 04/06/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 17/06/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Maternity
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Do each of your maternity units which offer consultant-led births have two obstetric theatres available 24/7 with a full complement of staff available should the second theatre be needed? How long does it take to mobilise the second theatre and staff if it needed? | |
| Answer To Question 1: No, The Trust do not have 2 Obstetric theatres. At a time when we require a second obstetric theatre the theatre is designed for us to convert the anaesthetic room in to a theatre. Staffing for the second theatre is identified by the main theatre team who staff the theatres within maternity. Staff are mobilised by an emergency bleep system and would be in attendance within 5 minutes. | |
| Question Number 2: If you don’t have a second obstetric theatre, what arrangements are in place should you have two obstetric emergencies requiring theatres at the same time? What hours are covered by these arrangements? | |
| Answer To Question 2: The anaesthetic room is converted in to a second theatre. | |
| Question Number 3: If you don’t have a second obstetric theatre, have you any plans to establish one? Has funding been obtained and how much? | |
| Answer To Question 3: The lack of a second obstetric theatre is on the risk register within the trust. At this time there is not a plan to establish one and funding has not been sought or obtained. | |
| Question Number 4: How long approximately does it take to transfer a woman from the labour ward to a) Your normal obstetric theatre? b) Whichever additional theatre would be used in the event of two emergencies at the same time? | |
| Answer To Question 4: The normal obstetric theatre and the conversion of anaesthetic room theatre are co located within the labour ward space. Transfers take less than 5 minutes | |
| Question Number 5: Have you had any serious incidents/Datix (or other reporting system) reports in the last three years involving lack of timely access to fully staffed theatres in maternity emergencies? | |
| Answer To Question 5: no | |
| Question Number 6: Please attach any policies you have on maternity emergencies/escalation. | |
| Answer To Question 6: https://viewer.microguide.global/guide/1000000303/content/whealth-using-anaesthetic-room-as-a-second-theatre-sop https://viewer.microguide.global/guide/1000000303/content/whealth-obstetric-theatre-operational-policy https://viewer.microguide.global/guide/1000000303/content/whealth-maternity-escalation-policy | |
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