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Request for information relating to Maternal Request Caesarean Section

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Louise Robinson

Dear Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation 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

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Ms Robinson

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Louise Robinson

Dear Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

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 faithfully,

Louise Robinson

FreedomofInformation (GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Louise

I have discussed this with our Head of Midwifery who has confirmed that the team will not be able to work on this request until next week as they are in the middle of a CNST audit which finishes on Thursday. We hope to be able to provide the information that we hold by the end of next week.

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your request.

Regards
Carole

Carole Sheppard
Freedom of Information Team
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon SN3 6BB

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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Ms Robinson

Please see attached the response to your request. Please accept our
apologies for the delay in providing the information request.

Regards
FOI Team, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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