Tummy2mummy LTD

Updated 13 June 2022

Tummy2Mummy LTD is operated by Tummy2Mummy Limited and is based in Hinckley Leicestershire. The clinic has two scan rooms, a treatment room, a teaching area and a reception area /waiting room with an area where service users can choose their photographs and keepsakes. It is located on the ground floor of a building close to the city centre and with good access to public services. The clinic is registered to provide the following regulated activities:

• diagnostic scans
• midwifery services
• baby keepsake scans

This service was registered by CQC on 12th June 2013. We had not inspected or rated this location previously.

The main regulated activity provided by this service was diagnostic imaging. The service also provided a small amount of maternity services.

The registered manager for the service is a registered midwife.

The service has a main base in Hinckley Leicestershire and a satellite clinic in Leamington.

All women accessing the service self-refer to the clinic and are all seen as private (paying) clients. The clinic is open six days a week from 2pm to 8pm. The clinic provides pregnancy ultrasound services to women from 16 years of age. In addition the service performed membrane sweeps and trans-vaginal scans.

At the time of our inspection, the service employed a registered manager, business manager, three reception/administration staff and five sonographers who work as self-employed members of staff and hold substantive posts in the NHS.

The service offers additional non-regulated services such as baby first aid, antenatal support and parentcraft.

From 1 September 2021 to 28 February 2022 the service carried out 2934 procedures. This included early and late reassurance scans, trans-vaginal scans, fertility tests, group B streptococcus tests and membrane sweeps. Group B streptococcus checks were to see if women are infected with the group B streptococcus bacteria. It is a common bacterium in the gastrointestinal tract but can cause serious infections in new-borns.

Updated 13 June 2022

This was our first inspection of this service. We rated it as good because:

• The service had enough staff to care for women and keep them safe. Staff had training in key areas and understood how to keep women safe from abuse and managed safety well.
• Staff assessed risks to women and acted on them.
• Staff provided good care and managers made sure they were competent for their roles.
• Staff treated women with compassion and kindness, respected their dignity. They provided emotional support to women, families and carers.
• The service had access to referral pathways for further support for women and their families.
• The service planned care to meet the needs of local people and made it easy for people to give feedback.
• Leaders ran the service well using reliable information systems and supported staff to develop skills. Staff understood the services vision and values, and how to apply them in their work. They were focused on the needs of women receiving care.

However:

• Some of the beds in the scanning and treatment room needed repairing and were an infection control risk. Although, following the inspection the service showed us evidence that arrangements had been made to repair the equipment.
• We found one piece of equipment was broken. Although, the service took action to rectify this immediately following our inspection.
• The service did not have washbasins available in each treatment or scanning room in line with infection prevention control guidelines.

Updated 13 June 2022

This was our first inspection of this service.

We rated it as good because:

• The service had enough staff to care for women and keep them safe. Staff had training in key skills, understood how to protect women from abuse, and managed safety well. Staff assessed risks to women, acted on them.
• Staff provided good care and treatment. Managers monitored the effectiveness of the service and made sure staff were competent. Staff worked well together for the benefit of women, advised them on how to lead healthier lives, supported them to make decisions about their care, and had access to good information. Key services were available to suit women’s' needs.
• Staff treated women with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provided emotional support to women, families and carers.
• The service planned care to meet the needs of local people and made it easy for people to give feedback. People could access the service when they needed it and did not have to wait too long for treatment.
• Leaders ran services well using reliable information systems and supported staff to develop their skills. Staff understood the service’s vision and values, and how to apply them in their work. Staff felt respected, supported and valued. They were focused on the needs of women receiving care. Staff were clear about their roles and accountabilities. The service engaged well with the women.
• The facilities and premises met the needs of women who used the service. The environment in which the scans were performed was spacious, homely and well arranged. Women were encouraged to make their scan experience a family occasion.

However

• Not all equipment and control measures were in place to protect women, themselves and others from infection.