Sherwood Forest MP Michelle Welsh has earned thanks and praise from the Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP in the House of Commons for her ‘leadership and support’ on decisions on Maternity Services.
The thanks from Streeting came during a recent statement on the 10-Year Health Plan for England
Michelle Welsh MP welcomed the 10 Year Health Plan, in particular in regard to the announcements that Single Patient Records will be rolled out in maternity care first and that patient outcomes and experiences are at the core of the plan.
The Sherwood Forest MP also thanked the Secretary of State for listening and visiting the families affected by the Independent Review into Maternity Services in Nottinghamshire and asked him how maternity services will be incorporated into his plan for Neighbourhood Health Service.
Speaking after the statement, Michelle Welsh MP said: ‘I welcome the 10 Year Health Plan announced today and I am excited about the opportunities and change the plan will create for Nottinghamshire and the whole East Midlands.
“I am also pleased to see Maternity Care at the heart of this plan. As a harmed mother, I have sat with hundreds of families and listened to truly harrowing stories of birth trauma, of neglect, of baby loss, of partner and father trauma, of life altering injuries caused to both babies and mothers, of maternal mental health and maternal loss.
“Accounts of real life that will never leave me, but which have led me to becoming an MP and as such allowed me to be in the position to influence key decisions on the future of maternity services across the country.
She added: “I look forward to continuing to work with the Government to listen to families and help change how this country delivers maternity services.
Good work Michelle. You’ve always championed this cause and great you have been recognised