Dr Rachel McFarland, Consultant Obstetrician and Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety and Quality at Liverpool Women’s Hospital

Rachel shares about how other adult services being on a separate hospital site from Liverpool Women’s can sometimes impact on patient care, and discusses one recent patient example where care was difficult to provide.

Dr Charlene Grassman, Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Lead for Anaesthesia at Liverpool Women’s Hospital 

Charlene discusses how being on a separate site can impact on recruitment into key roles such as anaesthetists, the complexity of arranging ambulance transfers to other hospitals for critically ill patients, and the psychological impact on patients and staff.

Dr Damien Cullington, Consultant Congenital Cardiologist at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Damien describes how pregnant women with heart conditions have to have their care managed between Liverpool Women’s and other local hospitals, because of the way that maternity services are currently arranged in Liverpool.

Jo Kennedy, Critical Care and Outreach Midwife at Liverpool Women’s Hospital 

Jo highlights some of the main issues affecting maternity care at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, including when women become very unwell during labour and have to be transferred to another hospital, often while their baby remains under the care of Liverpool Women’s. 

Dr Rosie Lord, Consultant in Medical Oncology and Deputy Medical Director, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

Rosie explains how the way that hospital gynaecology services are  currently arranged in Liverpool impacts on care for women with gynaecological cancer, and can make their care quite difficult to manage.