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Maternity Services: Reviews

Asked by Mims DaviesConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 September 2025UIN 74927

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the rapid national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services to complete.

Answered by Karin Smyth

In June 2025, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced an independent investigation into National Health Service maternity and neonatal services, which will be chaired by Baroness Amos.

The investigation will produce an initial set of national recommendations by December 2025. These recommendations will take previous recommendations into consideration and will therefore take primacy over previous recommendations.

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