Terms of Reference A Maternity Services Liaison Committee (MSLC) is maintained by the East Cheshire NHS Trust and shall be known as the Macclesfield Maternity Services Liaison Committee. It shall act as a multi-disciplinary forum bringing together user representatives and the different professionals involved in maternity care in order to meet the aims and objectives. The committee will meet quarterly. Accountability The MSLC is accountable to the board of Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust (CECPCT). Aims and Objectives 1. The MSLC will advise the Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust and East Cheshire NHS Trust on the commissioning and expected standards of maternity care and all aspects of maternity services provided for its residents, including:- Strategy for services and any proposals for changing or developing services Quality standards for maternity services and ways of monitoring standards Information requirements of residents and health professionals User involvement with planning and monitoring of services Progress on implementing standards and recommendations of the children's NSF Annual Plan - each year the MSLC, in consultation with CECPCT, will produce a plan that identifies and prioritises areas of work Annual Report - the committee will produce an annual report that includes: - Summary of the work of the Maternity Services Liaison Committee - Progress on local strategies and targets - Recommendations to the Primary Care Trust and East Cheshire NHS Trust. 2. The MSLC will aim to ensure that the Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust and East Cheshire NHS Trust take account of the views of women and families using the service. Membership 3. Members will normally be appointed to serve for a period of no less than 2 years, not more than 6 years. 4. Core membership should include: User members (minimum of one-third of core membership) Consultant Obstetrician Consultant Paediatrician Supervisor of Midwives Senior Midwifery Manager General Practitioner Health Visitor Local voluntary organisation representative. Members will be expected to liaise with the groups or profession they represent and provide appropriate feedback to the committee. Members will be encouraged to utilise the facilities of the East Cheshire NHS Trust Library, where they can access the Cochrane Library and the internet. Chair The position of Chair, ideally undertaken by a user representative, will be for a period of 2 years. In the absence of this, a chair will be appointed by the committee from its members. Where the Chair is not a user member, a user member will be encouraged to become Vice-Chair. S Ryan, Jan 2007 Chair MSLC\Terms of Ref