Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP)
Working in partnership to improve maternity and neonatal services across the region
About BNSSG MNVP
Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) MNVP is the formal of NHS BNSSG Integrated Care Board (ICB). It is responsible for providing the voice of service users to inform the development of maternity and neonatal care across the region.
We support the Trusts and LMNS to ensure services are delivered in a kind, personal and safe way by making sure the service user voice is central to all decision making and quality oversight. This enables the ICB to fulfil its responsibilities in line with the three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services in England.
We work with key senior stakeholders across the Trusts and LMNS to champion coproduction, critical friendship, and meaningful involvement. We engage with people who have recently used local maternity and neonatal services, listening to their experiences and feedback. We share their insight with the Integrated Care System and the maternity and neonatal service providers it commissions, to make sure people’s opinions are at the heart of shaping local services.
BNSSG MNVP is hosted and supported by Evolving Communities.
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What we do
Focus groups
We host focus groups on specific maternity and neonatal themes, to build an accurate picture of people’s experiences and needs.
Gathering feedback
We listen to and gather feedback from communities across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, especially who are hard to reach or seldom heard.
'Walk the Patch'
We ‘Walk the Patch’ and do the ’15 Steps’ challenge within the local maternity and neonatal units/hospitals, to check that the facilities and care meets the needs of the people using them.
Attending events and networking
We attend local, regional and national events to network and ensure people’s voices are always heard.
Critical friendship and accountability
We provide critical friendship and accountability to professionals within the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS), including NHS Trusts, Local Authority and Integrated Care Board.
How your views make a difference
Find out how we use your feedback to influence positive change in maternity and neonatal care across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
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Get in touch
If you have questions or feedback about any aspect of our work or maternity services across Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire, please get in touch: info@bnssgmnvp.co.uk
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