Maternity services to move from Bassetlaw Hospital to Doncaster for ‘safety reasons’

Maternity services are temporarily moving from Bassetlaw Hospital to Doncaster Royal Infirmary for safety reasons following the coronavirus outbreak.
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

The changes will begin from Monday (30 March). All affected parents will be contacted ahead of time, the Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Trust said.

Antenatal and community services will continue as normal and will not move.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

A statement said: “The trust has taken this difficult decision to ensure it has the appropriate staffing and resources available, to ensure that both mum and baby have the safest and best possible birthing experience.

Doncaster Royal Infirmary. Copyright: JPIMediaDoncaster Royal Infirmary. Copyright: JPIMedia
Doncaster Royal Infirmary. Copyright: JPIMedia

“The move will also free up essential staff, such as anaesthetists, to support critically ill patients treated at Bassetlaw Hospital.”

The inpatient maternity and midwifery services will be provided at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital on the Doncaster Royal Infirmary site “until the end of the current challenges”.

David Purdue, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals and Deputy Chief Executive, said: “We have taken these steps, with the support of Bassetlaw CCG, to ensure that we can continue to offer a safe and effective service for our community, whilst we create extra provision and contingencies to ensure we have the appropriate cover in case any of our midwives and related colleagues are affected by Covid-19.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

“As an organisation we apologise for any inconvenience, but our local communities will appreciate the extraordinary circumstances we are currently operating under. The safety of our patients is of the utmost importance and these measures have been taken with this in mind.”