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Maternity Services: Wiltshire

Asked by Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 July 2025UIN 66404

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many serious incidents involving maternity care were reported by NHS Trusts covering Wiltshire in each of the last five years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Across the last five years, there have been a total of 116 serious incidents involving maternity care reported by National Health Service trusts covering Wiltshire. The following table shows the number of incidents per year against the trusts in Wiltshire, from 2020/21 to 2024/25:

Year

Royal United Hospitals, Bath

Salisbury Foundation Trust

Great Western Hospital

Total

2020/21

10

5

11

26

2021/22

16

5

12

33

2022/23

16

8

3

27

2023/24

7

6

16

29

2024/25

1

1

Total

50

24

42

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