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Placenta Accreta Spectrum

Commons · Question 262 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 May 2026

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Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria a hospital must meet to be designated as an accredited specialist centre for placenta accreta spectrum disorder; and what assessment process is used to verify compliance with those cr

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 May 2026

Integrated care boards are leading on commissioning specialised placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) centres within their geographies. Clinicians will advise women under their care on referral routes to PAS centres. There are currently no plans to publish a re...