Released 16 December 2022
Request:
What was your midwife to birth ratio in 2021?
Information disclosed:
Please note University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has been in operation since 1 April 2021, following the merger of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Whilst we are in the process of aligning services under the merged Trust, our legacy Maternity services continue to function individually to ensure there is no disruption to these services. The information provided has been broken down by each hospital’s maternity service where possible.
Please note the acronyms used in the table below refer to the following hospitals:
- RSCH – Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
- PRH – Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath
- SRH – St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester
- WH – Worthing Hospital, Worthing
Table showing ratio of births/cases to midwife
