Somerset Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP)
Working in partnership to improve maternity & neonatal services in Somerset
About Somerset MNVP
Somerset Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) is an independent NHS working group and co-production forum. We exist to support the implementation of the NHS England Better Births plan across Somerset.
Our team consists of staff, volunteers, people who use maternity services and their families, midwives, and doctors. We work together to review and contribute to the development of maternity care in Somerset.
We engage with people who have recently used local maternity services, listening to their experiences and feedback. We share their insight with Somerset’s Integrated Care System and the maternity service providers it commissions, to make sure people’s opinions are at the heart of shaping Somerset’s maternity services.
Somerset MNVP is managed and supported by Evolving Communities.
Get involved
Volunteer
Share your feedback
What we do
Focus groups
Gathering feedback
We listen to and gather feedback from communities across Somerset, especially people that are underserved or under-represented.
'Walk the Patch'
We ‘Walk the Patch’ and do the ’15 Steps’ challenge within the local maternity units and hospitals, to check that the facilities and care meets the needs of the people using them.
Attending events and networking
Critical friendship and accountability
We provide critical friendship and accountability to professionals within the NHS Trusts, Council and Integrated Care Board, who are involved in the Better Births transformation
Latest Somerset MNVP report (November 2023)
15 Steps for maternity and neonatal in Somerset – Yeovil District Hospital and Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
Our work
Evaluating maternity and neonatal services in Somerset
Healthy Pregnancy Project in Somerset
Improving support for Black, Asian and minority ethnic families in Somerset
Improving pregnancy and baby loss care in Somerset
Get in touch
If you have questions or feedback about any aspect of our work or maternity services in Somerset, please get in touch:
somersetMVP@evolvingcommunities.co.uk