Request for information relating to Maternal Request Caesarean Section
Dear University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust,
Please can you provide me with the following information:
• How many maternal request caesareans were carried out in your Trust between April 2019 and April 2020 with no other significant medical, obstetric or psychological indication?
• What were the total number of caesarean sections carried out in your Trust between April 2019 and April 2020?
• Please confirm how your Trust complies with the revised NICE guideline [NG192] in relation to Maternal Request for Caesarean Birth points 1.2.25 – 1.2.31 – published March 31 2021 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng192/c...
• Please can you provide information relating to the following questions:
1. Do you have an explicitly stated policy not to offer Maternal Request Caesarean Sections (MRCS) in your Trust?
2. Do you have a written guideline for Maternal Request Caesarean Sections (MRCS) in your Trust? If yes, please provide a copy of the written guideline
3. Do you require a compulsory mental health appointment in order for a Caesarean Section to be offered?
4. Do you have a policy which states the number of weeks into pregnancy the decision for a Caesarean Section would be made? If yes please state number of weeks
5. Are there any other conditions which must be met in order to be offered a Maternal Request Caesarean Section in your Trust? If yes, please provide a copy of the conditions
Many thanks in advance for providing this information.
Yours faithfully,
Louise Robinson
Dear Ms Robinson
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 28^th May 2021
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
regarding Caesarean Section.
Your reference number is 128-2122 please quote this number on any
correspondence.
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Data, Security and Protection
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Dear Ms Robinson,
Please find the response to your FOI request attached
Many thanks,
DSP Team
University Hospitals of North Midlands
NHS Trust
Dear FOI,
The response to my request has been delayed. By law, my response should normally have been responded to by 28 June 2021.
I look forward to receiving the response as soon as possible.
Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Louise Robinson
Good morning
Thank you for your email below, however UHNM answered your request within 8 days of receiving ( 4th June 2021) - please check your junk and spam email folders.
A copy of this request is available at the following link;
This information is exempt under section 21: information reasonably accessible by other means. This is because the information is available via the Trust’s public website at the following link:
http://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/about-us/regulato...
regards
DSP team
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