Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 11
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Require Government to commit to safe maternity staffing and continuity of carer target.
Recommendation
The Government must give firm commitments in the refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan to deliver safe staffing levels for maternity services. Without this, safe and sustainable maternity care will remain out of reach. As part of the workforce plan the Government must commit to rapidly reaching a level of staffing that will allow it to recommit to its continuity of carer target. (Recommendation, Paragraph 63)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 December 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗