At Leighton Hospital Maternity Unit, we are moving from using paper based maternity records to an electronic system called BadgerNet Maternity. This allows you to have real time access to your maternity, neonatal or child records using details entered by your Midwife or other health professionals involved in your care via the Badger Notes app.
By using the Badger Notes app, you will have a single point of access to your maternity records, test results, appointment information, personal timeline, information leaflets and you can document your pregnancy journey.
Once you have access to your Badger Notes app, it is important that you complete your pre-booking questionnaire. This will help your first appointment to run smoothly and allow your Midwife additional time to discuss any questions or issues you may have. The questionnaire asks for social and medical information, such as allergies and special requirements. The information will be imported into your BadgerNet record during your booking appointment. This can be revisited and updated until the day of your booking appointment.
Good Things Foundation
Mid Cheshire Maternity unit has teamed up with the National Data Bank and the Good Things Foundation to gift pregnant people struggling with digital access free mobile data to support their pregnancy.
If you meet the following criteria and would like to receive a free data SIM card for up to 6 months, please speak to your Named Midwife who will contact our Maternity Digital Hub.
Eligibility criteria:
- Must have already referred to receive or is already receiving pregnancy care with Leighton Hospital.
- Insufficient or no access to the internet.
- Cannot afford your existing data contract/top up.
Our staff will use the details you use to self refer to set up you account on the hospital side, which will then allow your Badger Notes account to link to your maternity patient records.
To create a Badger Notes account you will need the account activation phrase sent to you via text message to the mobile phone number you provide during self-referral. You will also receive a verification text from Badger Notes whilst setting up your account.
Download the Badger Notes app:
- Open the app, click Create account or Log in with an existing account.
- The privacy agreement screen will display, which you can click I agree or cancel out of the app.
- You will be asked to Log in or Create account. Enter your e-mail address and account activation passphrase. The account activation phrase is case sensitive. Then create a password to allow you to log in, and you will then be prompted to create a pin (the pin you create, is unrelated to the passphrase given).
Add your new care record to your existing account. You need to keep using your current account and NOT your NHS Login or creating a new account.
- Log in using your existing password.
- Click the 3 lines in the top left hand corner. This will open the menu. Select ‘Add a care record’.
Badger Notes is currently available in English, Welsh Spanish, Polish, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Somali, Bangla/Bengali, and Punjabi.
To change the language in the App:
(1a) Either click on 🌐Eng in the top left of the log in screen.
(1b) Or click on the 3 lines in the top left hand corner to open the menu, then select 🌐English.
(2) Next click English.
(3) All of the languages available will show.
(4) Select your preferred language, and press Continue.
