Healthwatch Kent comments on the Kirkup Review

Today the Government has published the outcome of the Kirkup review following an independent investigation into management and care provided by the maternity and neonatal services at East Kent Hospitals.
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The report is difficult to read and will have a profound impact on many families across Kent today.

Healthwatch Kent's Robbie Goatham is encouraging families to come forward to tell their story of using maternity services in East Kent.

Your feedback is really powerful. We have shared your experiences as part of the Kirkup review, and we will continue to do so. You might not think you have a story to tell, but every piece of feedback, no matter how small, could be used to help improve maternity and neonatal services in East Kent for someone else in the future. Get in touch and tell us what happened when you used maternity services. We want to hear about the good stories too, as well as what could be improved.

Healthwatch Kent's Robbie Goatham

Contact Healthwatch Kent at any time for free to share your experience. We are independent of the NHS and have trained, friendly staff on hand to listen to your story.

You can share your story here, call us on freephone 0808 801 0102 or email info@healthwatchkent.co.uk

Do you have questions that need to be answered?

East Kent Hospitals have a Maternity Enquiry line for anyone who is affected by today's report. It is open from 9am until 7pm.

The telephone number is 01233 616162.

You can also email ekhuft.maternityinvestigationenquiries@nhs.net