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Midwives: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Professor Mary Renfrew's report entitled Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care In Northern Ireland, publish

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
9 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Professor Mary Renfrew's report entitled Enabling Safe Quality Midwifery Services and Care In Northern Ireland, publish

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Improving maternity and neonatal care remains a priority for the Government. Whilst health is a devolved matter, there will be shared challenges and opportunities for improvement, so we are considering the report to help inform our next steps. A formal as...

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