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Maternity Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mothers were transferred from maternity units to alternative units due to (a) lack of capacity and (b) staffing shortages in each of the last three years nationally.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mothers were transferred from maternity units to alternative units due to (a) lack of capacity and (b) staffing shortages in each of the last three years nationally.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We do not hold this data centrally. National Health Service commissioning bodies such as integrated care boards are responsible for the delivery, implementation, and funding decisions for local services. This makes sure that decisions are made locally and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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