DadPad is a book and free app for dads-to-be and dads with babies, and has recently launched in Gloucestershire. Babies don’t come with a set of instructions and we know that dads want information on how to care for their new baby, what to expect, how to support their partner, and local information on support and groups. We’re... Read More
The release below is shared with permission from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. DadPad is an information pack in digital form developed by dads, for dads to help fathers of all ages in Gloucestershire prepare for family life. This is particularly relevant in a time when access to parental education classes... Read More
The MVP met up last week to agree our priorities for the year ahead. Take a look and drop us an email (glccg.glosmvp@nhs.net) if you have any queries, or if you’d be interested in finding out more and getting involved. Text version is below the image. Infant feeding Support and demo drop-in event Environment Gloucester... Read More
Gloucestershire MVP have had a busy few months since I last wrote an update, so I thought the New Year would be a good opportunity to take stock of what we’ve been up to and let you know a bit about our plans for 2020. Lots of you have been sharing our Facebook page and interacting with us and it’s been great to hear... Read More
Always one of our most popular posts on the MVP Facebook page, some facts and figures from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust about the babies born during October 2019 in Gloucestershire can be found on the image below. Read More
Beth, Service Improvement Manager in the Children’s Mental Health & Maternity Team at NHS Gloucestershire CCG and MVP, sent us a quick write-up on the first big MVP get-together since our launch: “It was lovely to see some new faces as well as some familiar ones at Roots Community Café during our recent meetup.... Read More
You may have heard mention of something called ‘Better Births Gloucestershire’, but what does that actually mean for you? We’re really passionate about working with you to make maternity services in Gloucestershire the best they can possibly be, and Better Births is our plan for achieving that. We’re... Read More
Welcome to the first blog for Gloucestershire Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP)! It’s hard to believe how quickly the first 10 months in my post as Chair have flown by, but I’m really proud of what we’ve done up to this point and I know there is so much more to look forward to. Building our MVP from scratch... Read More
Thursday 10 October 2019, 10.30am-12.30pm at Roots Community Cafe, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3EH Have you had a baby in the last couple of years? Or are you expecting now? Your feedback will help us to improve maternity services, so join us for our very first Partnership Meeting at Roots Community Cafe. We’re... Read More
Gloucestershire Maternity Voices Partnership will be attending the Gloucestershire Better Births Celebration event on Tuesday 25 June 9am-1pm at Blackfriars, Gloucester. Our Chair, Emma Rawlinson, will be telling you all about the partnership and formally launching our website. The team will also be on hand to give demos... Read More