Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 52445

Maternity Services: South Somerset

Tabled: 14 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on (a) public health and (b) patient safety in South Somerset.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government is aware of temporary changes to services at Yeovil District Hospital that have been made in response to several factors, including a recent Care Quality Commission inspection and not being able to currently meet staffing levels required to...

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