Cheshire and Mersey (C&M) Liverpool Women’s Hospital MMC

All referrals to an MMC can be made through a referral system. This can lead to the following:

 

  1. Written response specifying opinion/view of MMC team
  2. Discussion at MMC MDT with written response to the referring provider
  3. Review in Specialist clinic
  4. Transfer of care
Liverpool Women’s Hospital MMC
MDT co-ordinator Mon-Fri 8:00 – 16:00
MDT / MMC team Email: maternal.medicine@mft.nhs.uk
Referral form Web Link: https://tinyurl.com/LWHMatMedReferral

EMERGENCY ADVICE

On call Consultant Obstetrician:
Switchboard: 0151 708 9988
ask for Obstetric Consultant on call Bleep 100

The referral form will ask referrers to stipulate their degree of urgency (as routine or urgent). Routine referrals will be processed within two weeks. Urgent referrals will be processed within a week. If a more immediate response is required, the referrer will be asked to contact the MDT co-ordinator directly, within office hours. If it is outside office hours the referrer will be directed to contact the on call obstetric consultant through switchboard for immediate guidance, and to complete the online referral form.

A weekly maternal medicine MDT meeting is held via Teams every Wednesday from 12-1pm. The meetings are themed to facilitate attendance of the appropriate specialists.

Core members of the MDT include:
 

1 x maternal medicine obstetrician

1 x maternal medicine physician

1 x specialist physician relevant to the case

1 x midwife

1 x anaesthetist

1 x fetomaternal medicine obstetrician