Maternity Services: Standards
Commons · Question 28167 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Al Pinkerton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts whose maternity services are rated as requiring improvement for safety are required to publish (a) improvement plans and (b) regular progress reports.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 15 Sep 2026
Where concerns are identified following an inspection, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) report will indicate if a trust is required to provide an action plan and progress updates to the CQC. Action plan requests are determined by the level of enforce...