Question follow-through · 85378

Maternity Services: Cheltenham Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reopen the Aveta Birth Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
29 Oct 2025
Answer
3 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reopen the Aveta Birth Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital.

  2. 29 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The national review and the local needs assessment processes will help in setting out ideas on how services could be developed. The trust and the integrated care board (ICB) are keen that any proposals for future service development are co-designed throug...

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