Question follow-through · 106181

Placenta Accreta Spectrum: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure frontline diagnostic capability for Placenta Accreta Spectrum at every level of maternity care.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
26 Jan 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure frontline diagnostic capability for Placenta Accreta Spectrum at every level of maternity care.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    To ensure effective diagnosis and management of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), national guidance is provided within the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Placenta Prae...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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