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Black maternal health

Status: Closed Opened: 23 Mar 2022 Closed: 1 May 2024 5 recommendations 1 conclusion 1 report
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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Black maternal health HC 94 18 Apr 2023 6 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
3 Recommendation Third Report - Black maternal health Accepted in Part

We note that, at the time of writing this report, the Maternity Disparities Taskforce has...

We note that, at the time of writing this report, the Maternity Disparities Taskforce has not met for nine months. If it continues, it must have tangible metrics to measure its success. The Government should publish measures for gauging the success of the Maternity Disparities Taskforce. It should commit to …

Government response. The government will update the Committee on a six-monthly basis on the progress of the Taskforce but will not publish minutes from the Taskforce or measures for gauging its success.
Government Equalities Office
6 Recommendation Third Report - Black maternal health Accepted in Part

Black women are regularly underrepresented in research or data and therefore in policymaking.

Black women are regularly underrepresented in research or data and therefore in policymaking. Ethnicity data held by trusts is incomplete or inaccurate. Crucial data is delivered too slowly to the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, which delays MBRRACE-UK releasing the data and impedes their ability to evaluate progress on tackling disparities. …

Government response. NHS England will work to update the classification used for the collection of ethnicity data to include more granular information; the Operational Planning Guidance for 2023/24 recognises the importance of improving the completeness of data on patient characteristics.
Government Equalities Office

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
13 Jul 2022 Dr Matthew Jolly · NHSEI, James Morris · Department of Health and Social Care, William Vineall · Department of Health and Social Care View ↗
30 Mar 2022 Amy Gibbs · Birthrights, Dr Christine Ekechi · Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Professor Marian Knight · National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Tinuke Awe · Five x More View ↗

Correspondence

10 letters
DateDirectionTitle
30 Mar 2023 From cttee Letter to the Committee from the Minister for mental health and the women’s hea…
1 Mar 2023 From cttee Letter to the Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy relating t…
14 Feb 2023 To cttee Letter from Maria Caulfield to Caroline Nokes on the Maternity Disparities Task…
16 Nov 2022 From cttee Letter to the Chair from the Chief Midwifery Officer in response to letter date…
16 Nov 2022 From cttee Letter to the Chair from Professor Marian Knight, Professor of Maternal and Chi…
20 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the NHS Confederation relating to black maternal health
20 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the Interim Deputy National Statistician and Director General for H…
20 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Health relating to the evidence session o…
20 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health, rel…
13 Jul 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to then Minister for Primary Care and Patient Safety, reg…