QEH King's Lynn Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership

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QEH King's Lynn Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership Tell us your maternity experience at QEH & how it can improve: https://forms.office.com/e/m5P3mfcCEC

We are an independent group that tells the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and local health decision-makers about your experiences of maternity services and how these could be improved, so that you get the service you want locally. Regularly bringing together health professionals such as midwives and health visitors, as well as service users, their representatives, commissioners and charities. Together we learn from service user feedback how well local maternity services are working and think about improvements that could be made. This page is managed by Community Action Norfolk (CAN) on behalf of the QEH Maternity Voices Partnership. CAN is a local charity funded by Norfolk & Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group to support administration of this group and facilitate the representation of service users in the development of local maternity services. Complete one of our online surveys or come along to a meeting. Go to our website www.maternityvoicesklw.com to find out how.

Sadly, the Norfolk and Waveney Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships are closing at the end of July 2026.From 1 Apr...
29/06/2026

Sadly, the Norfolk and Waveney Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships are closing at the end of July 2026.

From 1 April 2026 the Norfolk and Suffolk ICB was formed. The new structure for Norfolk & Suffolk ICB includes two band 6 MNVP leads, one for Norfolk and one for Suffolk. The ICB are in the process of appointing to the Norfolk post as part of the staged approach to staff redeployment within the ICB.
Due to this, the Norfolk & Waveney MNVPs are being decommissioned as of 31/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who has worked along side us, contributed to projects or shared feedback with us.

Moving forwards, all feedback should be shared with the hospitals directly via the online Friends and Family Test surveys or via the PALS teams.

05/03/2026

Could you support new parents with breastfeeding as a QEH volunteer?

Three infant feeding peer support volunteers – all mothers with personal experience of breastfeeding – will now be available on the maternity ward to help with promoting and sustaining breastfeeding among new parents.

This dedicated support has been given evidence-based information to support mothers in the early days of feeding their babies offered through the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (ABM). They will provide invaluable support to mothers, giving advice and a listening ear in the early days of breastfeeding.

More volunteers are needed. If you are passionate about breastfeeding and would like to support new parents, you can train as a breastfeeding peer support volunteer with Team QEH Maternity by emailing [email protected] to express your interest.

For more information, read our press release: https://qehklmediahub.com/2026/03/05/could-you-support-new-parents-with-breastfeeding-as-a-qeh-volunteer/

05/03/2026

🤩Maternity Team Celebrates World Book Day by Giving Every Newborn a Book📖

To celebrate World Book Day, the maternity team today will gift every baby born a special book, helping to mark the occasion by encouraging families to begin reading with their children from the very first days of life.

Reading to newborns offers a range of important developmental benefits. Even in the earliest stages of life, babies respond to the sound and rhythm of a parent or caregiver’s voice. Sharing books helps to strengthen the emotional bond between baby and parent, supports early language development, and stimulates brain growth.

Introducing books from birth also helps babies become familiar with sounds, words and patterns of speech, laying the foundations for communication and literacy skills as they grow. Just a few minutes of reading each day can support cognitive development, improve listening skills, and create calming routines for both baby and parent.

The maternity team hopes that by gifting a book to every newborn on World Book Day, families will feel inspired to make reading a part of their daily routine from the very beginning.

Thank you to local company Booklife Publishing for helping us to make this possible with their generous donation of books.

24/02/2026

From TODAY our Maple and Poplar Midwifery Teams have relocated from St Augustine's to the King's Lynn Health Hub. Please contact your midwife if you have any questions regarding your up and coming appointment.

23/02/2026

The QEH King’s Lynn Maple Midwifery Hub has now been relocated to the King’s Lynn Health Hub on Cambridge Road, Off Nar Ouse Way.

Moving from their previous base in the St Augustine’s Centre on Columbia Way the team, who provide a range of maternity services including antenatal and postnatal clinics, will now be seeing all patients in this new purpose-built health care unit.

Read the full update on our media hub: https://qehklmediahub.com/2026/02/23/qeh-community-maternity-service-relocated-to-new-health-hub/

The National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation is hosting three online family evidence panels open to all who would l...
11/02/2026

The National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation is hosting three online family evidence panels open to all who would like to share their experiences of maternity and/or neonatal care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn.

Panel 1: Monday 23rd February 10.00 - 11.30
Panel 2: Monday 23rd February 17.30 - 19.00
Panel 3: Thursday 26th February 10.00 -11.30

Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MIwnYaiRMUyMH-9N6Jc6HCWQ_-izI_lCvbJoJMz-Fa5UQlJNTE80NTJBMjRIWkVROFkxWTdMOVZEOS4u

These panels will be held online and chaired by an Expert Advisor.

It is important to note that these panels are open to those who wish to share a range of experiences of maternity and/or neonatal care.

They ask that families do not have babies on camera with them during the meeting, this is to protect the wellbeing of all families who are sharing their experiences.

26/01/2026

From Monday 23 February The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King’s Lynn Maple Midwifery Hub will relocate to the King’s Lynn Health Hub on Cambridge Road, Off Nar Ouse Way.

Help Us Make Maternity Care Better for Everyone!Have you or your family used maternity or neonatal services in England? ...
21/01/2026

Help Us Make Maternity Care Better for Everyone!

Have you or your family used maternity or neonatal services in England? We want to hear from you.

An independent team, led by Baroness Amos, is looking at how to make care safer and better for every mother, baby and family.

Whether your experience was good or bad, your story matters. The team especially want to hear from families who often feel their voices are not heard. What you tell them will help the team recommend changes to the NHS so that every family gets the best maternity and neonatal care possible.

How to join-
You can share your story online. It is open for 8 weeks:
* Starts 20th January 2026
* Ends 17th March 2026

Find out more and share your evidence here:
https://www.matneoinv.org.uk/call-for-evidence/

Sharing your story can be hard. Please take your time and only share what you feel comfortable with.

Thank you for helping to make a difference.

04/12/2025

We would love as many people as possible to attend our Lights of Love Service ✨ tomorrow at 7pm.

If you are unable to attend or would like to watch back the service at a later time, the event is also being live streamed. Please find the link in the comments ⬇️

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