Mental Health PMHNS Lead Midwife Update Ms Shona McCann #PMHN_Scot - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Maternity and Perinatal Mental Health

PMHNS Lead Midwife Update Ms Shona McCann #PMHN_Scot

Overview

• Recommendations from “Delivering Effective

Services (2019)

• Regional Collaboration
• Developing Maternity Expertise
• Looking forward

“Delivering Effective Services (2019”)...

• Establish Joint

Midwifery Forum

Recommendations

“Delivering Effective Services (2019)...

• Identify

Midwifery Champions

Recommendations

“Delivering Effective Services (2019)”...

• Identify existing

areas of good practice in midwifery

Recommendations

Regional Collaboration

Professional Information Gathering Workshops

• North of Scotland

Half day professional events for midwives and health visitors held in the South West and North of Scotland

• South West Scotland

Developing Maternity Expertise

• Providing expert advice to boards who are recruiting

Specialist PMH Midwives

• Providing support and advice for Specialist PMH Midwives

currently in post

• Providing support and advice for midwifery colleagues

across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK who are interested in developing a PMH midwifery service

Looking Forward…

• Scoping exercise on Substance Misuse care provision in

Maternity Services across Scotland

• Continue to advise maternity services and engage with

midwives across the country

• Continue to represent MCN at North of Scotland regional

network

• Continue to represent MCN at RCM PMH midwives forum

Thank you…

Shonamccann@nhs.net