North East London Local Maternity and Neonatal System Equity and equality strategy and action plan

NHS North East London have published their vision to ensure North East London Local Maternity and Neonatal System improves equity for mothers and babies from Black, Asian and Mixed ethnic groups and those living in the most deprived areas, and improve equality in experience for staff from minority ethnic groups. It describes the commitment to listen and work with maternity service users and their advocates to improve services and experiences that better meet the needs of those who use them, putting an equity lens on all we do and establishing different ways of working to ensure everyone receives safe and personalised care.

Healthwatch carried out a survey across North East London and met a variety of service users who told us of their experiences - the insights we gained from that were fed into the development of the vision that NHS North East London have developed.