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Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospitals will be investigated as part of the inquiry into maternity care in England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
17 Jul 2025
Answer
22 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospitals will be investigated as part of the inquiry into maternity care in England.

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The investigation will carry out rapid reviews of up to ten trusts with specific issues. The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust will be one of those trusts, as outlined on 23 June. The other trusts will be identified in due course.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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