How do I change NHS midwife (UK)?

I'm not really happy with the information given by the midwife at my Doctor's surgery and desperate to change. However, when I spoke to the doctor about this, I was told that she is the only midwife at that surgery and if I want to see anyone else I have to change doctors. This would mean changing GP, Surgery location and a lot of effort. Also, she warned it could cause a gap in my antenatal care.



Is this correct? Who else can I ask if I want to change? Is there any way of being referred to another midwife at another surgery without actually having to change where I am registered? Or even a midwife at the hospital? I would really prefer not to have to start seeing another GP, it's just the midwife thing that's an issue.



Please note that I live in the UK and this is a question about the NHS - we are allocated midwives rather than having a choice. Thanks for any help you can give!How do I change NHS midwife (UK)?
Phone your hospital and ask to speak to the head of midwifery, as they are in charge of community midwives as well as hosptial ones. However most GP surgeries do have an allocated midwife.



If you don't like your midwife it may be simpler to book antenatal checks with your GP instead.How do I change NHS midwife (UK)?
You don't need to have your midwife from your surgery. I made an appointment to have my first appointment with my surgery midwife but she was booked up until June 15th and I would have been 16 weeks pregnant by then and wouldn't have had a dating scan. Instead, I am doing this with Surestart and was seen right away.



Check out your local surestart: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters鈥?/a>



You are assigned one (or a few) NHS midwives who work with your same hospital where you want to have your baby at :)



Good luck!
The information you have been given is correct. The appointments at the hospital at for people with have problems in there pregnancy. You will either have to put up with it or change doctors. You only have to spend a little amount of time with her, try and stick her out.



I know my midwife does all the doctor's centre in my area so no way of getting rid of her....lol....Also you find alot of the midwives who work at the doctor's have a job at the hospital too so she might end up being the one who deliveries your baby. Good Luck x
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but i think your doctor is right. You would have to change doctor and surgery to be allocated another midwife. You probably would have a gap in your care, as it may take some time to get an appointment with a new GP and midwife. If you are really unhappy with the midwife maybe you should consider changing. Goodluck with your decision.
I changed midwives too as I didnt like the one at my surgery - she answered my questions really badly and was very abrupt. I just called the midwife led unit at the local orthopaedic who allowed me to go there for my appointments. I saw a different midwife for each appointment. They ran a clinc every monday for antenatal appointments. I was a high risk pregnancy but I don't think this had anything to do with it. I'm in Shropshire btw but I'm aware didn't areas have different policies. In this ares you can also choose which hospital you want to have your baby. I'd go above their heads and call the hospital you're booked at and speak to them.