Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2015. It was answered by Dan Poulter (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Multiple Births
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 217334, what plans his Department has to review the costs of delivering care in multiple pregnancies antenatally, in delivery and postnatally; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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Information on the tariff each individual multiple pregnancy attracts is not collected centrally.
NHS England is undertaking a major review of the commissioning of NHS maternity services, in line with commitments made in the NHS Five Year Forward View. The review will assess current maternity care provision and consider how services should be developed to meet the changing needs of women and babies.
The maternity pathway payment system was first mandated for use in 2013-14, from 2014-15, national tariffs will be set by Monitor. Monitor and NHS England have jointly established a review process and will monitor how the new system is working.
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- 227274
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- 2014-15
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Costs Maternity services Multiple births
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