Maternity Services: Standards
Commons · Question 106255 · Tabled 15 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of effectiveness of Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships (MNVP), including Oxfordshire MNVP in representing the experience of mothers and families.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 26 Jan 2026
Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships (MNVPs) ensure that the voices of service users are central to decision-making within maternity and neonatal services. An MNVP listens to the experiences of women and families, and brings together service users, ...