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Midwives: Northern Ireland

Asked by Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 December 2024UIN 17714

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Professor Mary Renfrew's report entitled Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care In Northern Ireland, published on 22 October 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Improving maternity and neonatal care remains a priority for the Government. Whilst health is a devolved matter, there will be shared challenges and opportunities for improvement, so we are considering the report to help inform our next steps. A formal assessment of the report has not been made to date.

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