Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 3
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Current system fails to incentivise NHS leaders to improve Black women's maternity outcomes.
Conclusion
NHS leaders have a vital role in improving maternity outcomes for Black women and addressing the underlying culture and racism that underpin those outcomes. However, the current system does not incentivise leaders to focus on this issue or effectively hold to account Trusts that fail to make progress.(Conclusion, Paragraph 36)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗