Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) Programme Strategy 2025-27

Summary

The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme has published its 2025–27 strategy, building on its approach to improving maternity and newborn safety. The strategy focuses on supporting NHS trusts to spot risks sooner and act quickly to prevent harm, especially for communities that experience the worst outcomes.

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MNSI's Mission

We conduct independent safety investigations into maternity and newborn events. We listen to and learn from families and healthcare professionals, and we work in partnership to prevent future harm and improve care.

MNSI's Vision

A safer future for maternity and newborn care built on listening and learning through independent safety investigations.

MNSI's Strategic Priorities 2025-2027

1. Excellence - We will strengthen MNSI’s foundation by improving governance, developing our analytical capacity and supporting our people, while maintaining the investigation quality that underpins our credibility. This focus ensures we can respond effectively to evolving safety challenges and take on an expanded role.
2. Impact - Building on our investigatory experience, we will support the national system in identifying and reducing maternity and newborn safety events before they occur. By harnessing predictive intelligence and proactive safety insights, we will enable NHS trusts to anticipate  and prevent future harm, while continuing to develop robust ways to demonstrate MNSI’s impact across the healthcare system.
3. Relationships - We will build meaningful partnerships with families, healthcare professionals and system partners to drive sustained improvements in safety and equity, ensuring that all communities benefit.