Royal College President commends integrated staff teams

Mr Zul Anjum, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Pennine Acute Trust, Dr Mourad Seif, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Advisor for the North West Region, Dr Anthony Falconer, President of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Mr Olubusola Amu, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Clinical Director for Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Pennine Acute Trust.

The President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has commended the integrated staff teams at the Royal Oldham Hospital following the recent transfer of inpatient maternity and children’s services from the Rochdale Infirmary.

Dr Anthony Falconer hosted  a gathering of North West Royal College Fellows and Members at the The Royal Oldham in a bid to learn more about the site of the £44M Women and Children’s Unit which is due to open in December 2012 and to hear more about the service.

Once complete, The Royal Oldham Hospital will be one of three regional centres providing the highest level of intensive care to the smallest and most vulnerable babies.

The hospital will provide the modern facilities, staff and skills required to care for the most complex cases.

Parents of small and vulnerable babies to the north of the city will no longer have to travel as far to access the highest level of care. It is expected that the new children’s and maternity service will see around 5,300 births and treat approximately 8,000 children a year from the Oldham, Rochdale and adjacent districts

Dr Falconer said: “Transferring the maternity service from Rochdale to Oldham ahead of the new development opening will also allow doctors and nurses to build their teams and integrate their procedures and processes in preparation for a smooth transition into the building. 

2It also means that by creating a single larger team of doctors The Royal Oldham Hospital has been able to increase the number of hours of consultant presence on the delivery suite to 102 hours per week, which is now one of the highest in the country. 

“This means a very high standard of care can be provided to women and babies in the new Oldham centre.”