Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95502

Maternity Services: NHS Trusts

Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of maternity wards and equipment across NHS trusts.

Answer

Karin Smyth
NHS England’s maternity and neonatal infrastructure review was completed in spring 2024 by all trusts in England that provide maternity and neonatal services. It found various issues with maternity and neonatal service infrastructure, including limited ph...

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