Maternity Booking Appointments Report
There is wide agreement and a good evidence base to indicate that a woman should undergo a holistic assessment of her health, emotional and social needs in pregnancy, often called her booking appointment, before the end of the 12th completed week.
Bolton Foundation Trust raised a concern with the Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) around 12+6 performance at Royal Bolton Hospital. Overall, the trust has slightly underachieved the 90% target but when broken down to CCG level, the target has been achieved for women living in Bolton and Salford but not for women living in Bury. Following a meeting with Healthwatch Bury, Bury CCG asked if it could help identify the issues or possible reasons stopping people getting a timely appointment.
