Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62224
Maternity Services: Essex
Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve (a) safety and (b) other standards in maternity services at (i) Southend and (ii) Basildon Hospital.
Answer
Karin SmythFollowing the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of maternity services at Southend Hospital as Requires Improvement in January 2025, the trust made several changes to improve the quality of the service. These changes include ensuring qualified midwifery...
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