The Joint Policy Unit has responded to the Change NHS consultation, which will inform a new 10 year plan for the NHS in England.
We are undertaking work to identify what is needed to make progress on key themes from previous reports and reviews into the safety of maternity and neonatal services.
Research by the Sands and Tommy’s Joint Policy Unit has found concerning levels of variation across the advice for women and birthing people given by NHS trusts in England on contacting maternity triage in early labour – highlighting the need for consistent guidance around contacting triage, as well as clear information about the care people are entitled to.
The single word title of the Labour manifesto was ‘change’. There are few areas where transformative change is more needed than in maternity and neonatal services.
