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Third Report - Black maternal health
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 94
Published 18 April 2023
Recommendations
3
Accepted in Part
Para 37
We note that, at the time of writing this report, the Maternity Disparities Taskforce has...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.
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Accepted in Part
Black women are regularly underrepresented in research or data and therefore in policymaking.
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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
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