The Government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee report 'Safety of Maternity services in England' (September 2021)

Summary

This is the Government’s formal response to the recommendations made by the Health and Social Care Committee in its report, ‘The Safety of Maternity Services in England’. 

The Committee’s inquiry examined evidence relating to the safety of maternity services. It builds upon current investigations following incidents at East Kent Hospitals University Trust and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as the inquiry into the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust. The inquiry also considered whether the clinical negligence and litigation processes need to be changed to improve the safety of maternity services and explored the impact of blame culture on learning from incidents.