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Review of Maternity Services: Response of the Minister for Health and Social Services

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A decision made on 12 August 2021

Decision Reference:       MD-HSS-2021-0032

Decision Summary Title :

Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel’s Review of Maternity Services (S.R. 9/2021)

Date of Decision Summary:

27 August 2021

Decision Summary Author:

 

Private Secretary – Minister for Health and Social Services

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Written

 

 

Written Report

Title :

Response from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel’s Review of Maternity Services (S.R. 9/2021)

Date of Written Report:

27 August 2021

Written Report Author:

Various, including Chief Nurse

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  Ministerial response to the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel’s Review of Maternity Services (S.R. 9/2021).

Decision(s):  The Minister for Health and Social Services decided to present to the States a response to the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel’s Review of Maternity Services (S.R. 9/2021).

Reason(s) for Decision: The Health and Social Security Panel decided to undertake a review of Maternity Services that culminated in the issue of the Panel’s report on the outcomes of that review on 6 July 2021 (S.R.9/2021). The Panel’s report sets out 48 key findings and 29 recommendations. In accordance with Scrutiny procedures, the Minister for Health and Social Services has prepared this formal detailed response to the Scrutiny Panel to be presented to the States Assembly.

Resource Implications There are no financial or manpower implications.

Action required: Private Secretary to the Minister for Health and Social Services to submit the Ministerial response to the Scrutiny Panel and request that the Greffier arranges for this to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position:

 

 

 

 

Minister for Health and Social Services

Date Signed:

 

 

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

 

 

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