
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9399
Date Request Received: 08/05/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 14/05/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Birth Rate Plus data
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: I am submitting an FOI request for maternity staffing information. Please provide the information requested below: 1. Does the Trust use the Birth Rate Plus Acuity app for planning and monitoring its real-time maternity staffing levels? 2. If yes, please provide the following data for each month of 2025: Please break the data down by different maternity wards and services i.e. midwife led unit, obstetric labour ward, postnatal ward. A monthly summary of the number and percentage of occasions rated as “red, amber, green” or “meets acuity” vs “does not meet acuity/some number of midwives short” according to the Birth Rate Plus Acuity app. Please provide the data in the form of a pie chart exported from the Birth Rate Plus app-an example chart is attached. This can be exported from Birth Rate Plus fairly easily, and within cost/time limits. An alternative format is also acceptable, provided it shows the same information as the pie chart attached. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Question 1 - Yes Question 2 - Please see attached the Birth Rate Plus data for each month of 2025 - this is for Labour Ward which covers Midwife Led Unit and Obstetric Labour Ward. The Birth Rate Plus Acuity app for Post-Natal is not currently utilized. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: | |
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