questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a named clinical lead for every woman accessing NHS maternity services to improve continuity of care and accountability for patient outcomes.
answerText: We recognise the potential for continuity of care within maternity services to improve women’s experience of maternity care and reduce inequalities in outcomes. However, maternity services need to have enough staff with the right skills in the right place...
heading: Maternity Services: Standards