The East Midlands Clinical Senate was commissioned earlier in the year to undertake a further two clinical reviews, specifically looking at Maternity Services and Community Services:
Maternity Services
The aim of the clinical review was to test if there is a clear clinical evidence base underpinning the proposals and to provide an independent clinical opinion on the equity and quality in access of the proposed reduction in acute sites, and whether the proposal is clinically capable of delivering, and is aligned to, the Better Births recommendations.