Maternity Services: Alarms
Commons · Question 107492 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to NHS Trusts on the use of ward-wide audible alarm systems in maternity wards.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 5 Feb 2026
Guidance is provided to National Health Service trusts on alarms in Health Building Note (HBN) 09-02: Maternity care facilities, available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HBN_09-02_Final.pdfThis document include...