SURVEYS will be sent out to 250 mothers from all over north east Essex to find out what they think about the maternity care they have received.

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, which provides maternity services all over the district, will use the feedback to improve women’s experiences of care.

All women aged 16 years and over who gave birth in February at Colchester General Hospital, Clacton Hospital, The Fryatt Hospital, Harwich, or at home will receive a tick-box questionnaire by post.

See the Gazette for more.