| Activity | Individual NHS Board progress | Timescale | Status | Actions taken/ required |
Appointment of consultant midwife (mainland) / lead (islands) to progress implementation locally | 1. Borders: appointed, completed 2. Fife: appointed, completed 3. Forth Valley: appointed, completed 4. Lothian: appointed, completed 5. Tayside: appointed, completed | January 2008 | Completed |
Identify priority KCND objectives for NHS Board area | 1. Borders: priorities agreed, completed 2. Fife: priorities agreed, completed 3. Forth Valley: priorities agreed, completed 4. Lothian: priorities agreed, completed 5. Tayside: priorities agreed, completed | March 2008 | Completed |
Implement midwife as first point of contact on confirmation of pregnancy and to undertake initial risk assessment and onward referral | 1. Borders: underway, implemented 22% GP practices 2. Fife: underway, implemented 16% GP practices 3. Forth Valley: underway, implemented 15% GP practices 4. Lothian: underway, 5. Tayside: underway, implemented 7% GP practices | December 2009 | G G G G G | |
Implement midwife as named caseload holder for healthy women antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal | 1. Borders: pilot underway, implementation likely 2009 2. Fife: current practice, formalisation underway 3. Forth Valley: underway, implementation likely 2009 4. Lothian: underway, anticipated Nov 08 5. Tayside: implemented, recorded on SWHMR | December 2008 | AMB AMB G G | Additional time required locally in some boards |
Discontinuation of admission CTG for healthy women suitable for midwife managed care | 1. Borders: current practice, completed 2. Fife: current practice, completed 3. Forth Valley: current practice, completed 4. Lothian: implemented, completed 5. Tayside: current practice, completed | August 2008 | Completed |