27.10.26 - HL 4620 - @CarolinePidgeon
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the forthcoming National Maternity and Neonatal Action Plan will include specific measures to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage.

09.11.26 - HL 4620 - Baroness Merron
A national action plan is currently being developed through the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce, chaired by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and its expert reference groups. This will drive systemic and sustained...

...improvement across maternity and neonatal care, including postnatal care.

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04.11.26 - HL 4952 - @SyedKamall
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the letter from Dr Bill Kirkup on 6 August to the House of Commons’ Health and Social Care Committee, whether they consider that references to “analytical support” and “our experienced analysts”...

...adequately conveyed the nature and extent of the involvement of NHS England; if so, on what basis; and how that role was reconciled with the review’s stated independence, given NHS England’s responsibilities within the system under review.

04.11.26 - HL 4951 - @SyedKamall
To ask His Majesty's Government following the letter from Dr Bill Kirkup on 6 August to the House of Commons’ Health and Social Care Committee, what information participants in the Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation...

...report were given about the nature and extent of (1) NHS England’s involvement, and (2) the use of AI; and whether they intend to publish the relevant participant information and participation wording.

04.11.26 - HL 4950 - @SyedKamall
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the letter from Dr Bill Kirkup on 6 August to the House of Commons’ Health and Social Care Committee, what role NHS England had in designing, conducting and validating analysis submitted to the...

...Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation report, including analysis of participants’ interview transcripts; and what safeguards there were to ensure that the independent review team retained control over the interpretation and presentation of evidence.

04.11.26 - HL 4949 - @SyedKamall
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the letter from Dr Bill Kirkup on 6 August to the House of Commons’ Health and Social Care Committee, which elements of the Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation report were...

...independent of the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England; and whether that independence extended to those analysing the evidence.

29.10.26 - UIN 39164 - @JimShannonMP
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take steps to address staffing shortages and ensure maternity staff are adequately compensate for the additional hours they work.

04.11.26 - UIN 39164 - @karinsmyth
refer the Hon. Member to the last session of departmental oral questions on 20 October, when issues in relation to maternity staffing in England were discussed at length.

Any future decisions on staff pay will be announced in the usual...

...way in due course.

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22.10.26 - UIN 37376 - @IanRoomeMP
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of NHS maternity units at risk of suspension or closure due to insufficient staffing levels.

....for in advance. That is why the Secretary of State said in departmental oral questions on 20 October that we need proper recruitment and workforce plans in place for maternity services, especially in more rural and remote areas, and this will be a focus of the work she is...

...leading through the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce.

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02.11.26 - UIN 39917 - @jamesowild
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her policy is on the viability of maternity units delivering fewer than 2,000 births a year

19.10.26 - HL 4274 - @spellar
To ask His Majesty's Government how they are making use of AI to detect abnormal levels of patient outcomes across hospital trusts.

…will analyse data to help identify where quality issues may be emerging across the National Health Service, providing additional insight to support the Care Quality Commission and other relevant bodies in identifying areas that may warrant further review.