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3rd Report - Black Maternal Health

Health and Social Care Committee HC 895 Published 17 September 2025

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

20 items (9 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 20 of 20 classified

Accepted 8

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 4

Deferred 4

Rejected 3

Recommendations

1 result

13 Accepted in Part

Require the Department to update and publish the RCOG maternity staffing tool.

Recommendation

We urge the Department to update and publish the tool produced by RCOG in time for the rollout of the upcoming refreshed Workforce Plan, so that every maternity unit can use it to plan effectively, ensure appropriate staffing and deliver … Read more

Government Response Summary

NHS England is collaborating with the RCOG to produce a set of principles and expectations to guide job planning for obstetric consultants at trust level, aiming to share this work as soon as possible to support planning for optimal staffing levels, rather than explicitly updating and publishing the original RCOG tool.

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