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NHS: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 44 of the Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to establish a proper framework on which future in

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
14 Nov 2024
Answer
25 Nov 2024 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 44 of the Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to establish a proper framework on which future in

  2. 14 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring that all women and babies received safe, personalised, equitable, and compassionate care. We are determined to learn lessons from inquiries and investigations.The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch became an ind...

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