Abstract
The workload in delivery suites can not easily be managed as women arrive in labour and give birth at any time in the day or night, and emergencies can arise at any time. Matching this dynamic work pattern with the necessary numbers and skills of midwives to meet agreed care standards is difficult. The Birthrate Plus Acuity tool has been designed to give midwives a prospective and predictive measure of client needs and the staff needed to meet those needs, and to assist the development of care policies in clinical governance. First developed with services in Wales, the Acuity system has now been used in a variety of maternity services. This is the third article in the series.
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