Local Maternity & Neonatal System (LMNS)
The LMNS is a partnership of people involved in maternity and neonatal services who work together to improve services, make them safer and personalised to the people who use them.
The LMNS members include:
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Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP)
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Lincolnshire NHS Integrated Care Board
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Maternity & Neonatal Programme Team
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT)
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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT)
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Lincolnshire NHS Community Health Services (LCHS)
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East Midlands NHS Neonatal Operational Delivery Network
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Lincolnshire County Council
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East Midlands Academic Health Science Network
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NHS East Midlands
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Maternity & Newborn Safety Investigations
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Healthwatch Lincolnshire
LMNS Priorities
Underpinned by the NHS England Three Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services, our priorities are:
Listening to women and families
Supporting our workforce
Developing and sustaining a culture of safety
Meeting and improving standards and structures
How we measure our progress
We will measure our progress in the following ways:
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Reducing the number of still births
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Reducing the number of neonatal deaths
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Reducing the number of maternal deaths and brain injuries
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Promoting choice to women and their families
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Ensuring women have personalised care plans
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Improving workforce retention rates
Maternity & Neonatal Programme Team
The Maternity & Neonatal Programme Team (Better Births) work within the Lincolnshire NHS Integrated Care Board and support the Local Maternity & Neonatal System by leading on the coordination and implementation of programme delivery.
The team recently worked with NHS Armed Forces and the Maternity Voices Partnership to launch a new pilot. Click here to read about the Military Maternity Project.
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