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 Oliver Zuzan, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care and Medical Director at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Oliver talks about what it’s like to be part of a critical care team receiving women who are transferred in an emergency by ambulance, and why the separation of maternity and gynaecology services can be a problem for women who attend their hospital A&E department.

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  recruitment to 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.

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 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.

Dr Kate Navaratnam, Consultant in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Liverpool Women's Hospital

Kate describes how not being co-located with other adult surgical and medical specialties can make it difficult to manage complex maternity cases, and sometimes means doctors travelling back and forth between hospital sites.

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.

Dr Vishal Sharma, Consultant Cardiologist and Obstetric Physician, Liverpool University Hospitals and Liverpool Women's Hospital

Dr Sharma discusses how Liverpool Women's Hospital is a standalone hospital and doesn't have other medical and surgical specialties on site, and why this can be problematic when women have complications and need that care.

Dr Emma McGoldrick, Consultant Obstetrician and Maternal Medicine Lead at Liverpool Women's Hospital

Emma shares some recent examples of how maternity services are arranged in Liverpool has impacted on care for some of her critically ill patients and discusses the collaboration required with other local hospitals to deliver the care they need.