Safety of maternity services in England: government response
The government's response to the Health and Social Care Committee report: 'The safety of maternity services in England'.
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This is the government’s response to the 15 recommendations made by the Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) in its report published on 6 July 2021: ‘The safety of maternity services in England’.
The government welcomes the HSCC report. Maternity safety is a priority for the government and the government remains committed to making the NHS one of the best places in the world to have a baby.
In 2020, the committee commissioned an independent panel of experts to assess the government’s progress in meeting its own targets in key areas of healthcare policy. See the Department of Health and Social Care’s response to the expert panel’s evaluation.
Last updated 19 October 2021 + show all updates
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Added correction, dated 6 October 2021, as follows: page 12, paragraph 49, bullet 5 of the government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee report: Safety of Maternity Services in England states that: ‘The CQC undertakes strengthened assessment of trusts’ learning from deaths and their engagement with bereaved families and carers as part of the regulator’s annual inspections of trusts.’ This has been corrected as follows: 'The CQC undertakes strengthened assessment of trusts’ learning from deaths and their engagement with bereaved families and carers as part of the regulator’s inspections of trusts.’
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