The newly renovated Maternity Assessment Centre (MAC) at Bradford Royal Infirmary contributes to Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s goal of providing outstanding maternity services.
Construction company Morgan Sindall carried out the refurbishment, with the space being stripped back to a bare shell before being rebuilt from scratch.
The centre is a triage service – Maternity’s equivalent to the hospital’s Emergency Department – for anyone who is pregnant from 16 weeks plus.
It includes a four-bedded bay for women who attend to be seen and assessed, two single-bed bays, a triage side room and a side room with en-suite facilities. With two further single-bed bays planned for 2025.
Construction company Morgan Sindall carried out the refurbishment, with the space being stripped back to a bare shell before being rebuilt from scratch
Women are looked after at the unit by midwives and healthcare assistants who are supported by a team of obstetricians – specialist doctors who care for woman during pregnancy, labour and after birth.
It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and receives more than 6,000 calls and sees around 1,300 patients every month.
The new, improved facilities also include a new reception and spacious waiting area.
The newly renovated Maternity Assessment Centre (MAC) at Bradford Royal Infirmary contributes to Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s goal of providing outstanding maternity services
Outstanding Maternity Services (OMS) Programme Midwifery Lead, Alison Powell, said: "We have worked in partnership with service users, staff, and stakeholders to design our new MAC as part of the OMS Building Fit for the Future workstream. I am delighted that we have achieved our ambition to significantly improve the care and work environment for service users and staff."
Maternity Assessment Centre and Antenatal Day Unit Manager, Midwife Nicole Wood, said: " Our newly re-designed MAC will better serve women and babies from across Bradford. It is miles ahead of our last unit because it is so bright, airy and woman-centred. The waiting room is large, and we don’t have to share it with other maternity clinics – basically, the new MAC is everything that we wanted and more. It also feels much calmer for our patients."
Top image: A representative of Morgan Sindall and NHS staff at the Centre