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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she will conduct a further meeting with bereaved fathers as part of the impact of baby loss on fathers and support services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she will conduct a further meeting with bereaved fathers as part of the impact of baby loss on fathers and support services.
The National Bereavement Care Pathway sets standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all bereaved parents, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised, and sensitive care. NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework sets an expectation that all National Health Service trusts implement the pathway for stillbirth and neonatal death.
The Department’s engagement with bereaved fathers and other families helps ensure that their experiences inform work to improve bereavement care and support. The National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce is also supported by family expert reference groups, including people with experience of bereavement, whose chairs represent members’ views and priorities on the taskforce. Ministers and officials will continue to engage with bereaved families, including fathers and partners, as this work develops.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what outcomes arose from meetings with bereaved fathers as part of her Department's wider engagement with families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what outcomes arose from meetings with bereaved fathers as part of her Department's wider engagement with families.
The National Bereavement Care Pathway sets standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all bereaved parents, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised, and sensitive care. NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework sets an expectation that all National Health Service trusts implement the pathway for stillbirth and neonatal death.
The Department’s engagement with bereaved fathers and other families helps ensure that their experiences inform work to improve bereavement care and support. The National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce is also supported by family expert reference groups, including people with experience of bereavement, whose chairs represent members’ views and priorities on the taskforce. Ministers and officials will continue to engage with bereaved families, including fathers and partners, as this work develops.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Bereavement Care Pathway on levels of consistent, individualised and sensitive care for fathers and partners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Bereavement Care Pathway on levels of consistent, individualised and sensitive care for fathers and partners.
The National Bereavement Care Pathway sets standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all bereaved parents, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised, and sensitive care. NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework sets an expectation that all National Health Service trusts implement the pathway for stillbirth and neonatal death.
The Department’s engagement with bereaved fathers and other families helps ensure that their experiences inform work to improve bereavement care and support. The National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce is also supported by family expert reference groups, including people with experience of bereavement, whose chairs represent members’ views and priorities on the taskforce. Ministers and officials will continue to engage with bereaved families, including fathers and partners, as this work develops.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address the postcode lottery in NHS mental health support for bereaved parents following pregnancy or baby loss; and if she will commit to issuing national standards for Integrated Care Boards to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address the postcode lottery in NHS mental health support for bereaved parents following pregnancy or baby loss; and if she will commit to issuing national standards for Integrated Care Boards to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Patient Reported Experience Measure in Maternity and Neonatal services for capturing the experiences of bereaved families who have (a) experienced pregnancy and (b) baby loss.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Patient Reported Experience Measure in Maternity and Neonatal services for capturing the experiences of bereaved families who have (a) experienced pregnancy and (b) baby loss.
The Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce will develop a national action plan that will reform maternity and neonatal services to deliver lasting change for women, families, and their babies. The taskforce will consider all aspects of those current services, including pregnancy and baby loss, and patient experience.
The Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) tool for maternity and neonatal services will include families who have experienced pregnancy loss and the death of a baby.
Work is planned with bereaved families and service users who have experienced loss to determine how feedback gathered through the PREM in maternity and neonatal services can appropriately reflect their experiences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the second recommendation of the report titled Independent Investigation into Maternity and Neonatal Services in England Final report and recommendations, published on 30 June 2026, whether the Patient Reported Experience Measure tool for Maternity and Neonatal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the second recommendation of the report titled Independent Investigation into Maternity and Neonatal Services in England Final report and recommendations, published on 30 June 2026, whether the Patient Reported Experience Measure tool for Maternity and Neonatal...
The Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce will develop a national action plan that will reform maternity and neonatal services to deliver lasting change for women, families, and their babies. The taskforce will consider all aspects of those current services, including pregnancy and baby loss, and patient experience.
The Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) tool for maternity and neonatal services will include families who have experienced pregnancy loss and the death of a baby.
Work is planned with bereaved families and service users who have experienced loss to determine how feedback gathered through the PREM in maternity and neonatal services can appropriately reflect their experiences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding available for a) pre-natal, b) post-natal and c) baby loss mental health support and services in Frome and East Somerset constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding available for a) pre-natal, b) post-natal and c) baby loss mental health support and services in Frome and East Somerset constituency.
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has made this issue a personal priority and is chairing the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce to develop a national action plan that will reform maternity and neonatal services to deliver lasting change for women, families, and their babies. The Taskforce will consider all aspects of those current services, including mental health support.
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board undertakes needs assessments on behalf of a Somerset wide geography in terms of funding available for pre-natal, post-natal and baby loss mental health support services. Funding is not allocated or assessed at constituency level.
That this House recognises Baby Loss Awareness Week from 9 to 15 October and its importance in raising awareness of pregnancy and baby loss; acknowledges the profound and lasting impact that miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and other forms of pregnancy and baby loss can have on parents and wider families; further recognises this year’s theme, Together We Care, and the powerful message that compassionate support for those affected by baby loss is a shared responsibility across families, communities, healthcare services, charities and wider society; commends the work of Baby Loss Retreat in providing a safe and compassionate environment for individuals and families affected by pregnancy and baby loss, offering them space to grieve, reflect and receive support; also recognises the dedication of volunteers, healthcare professionals, charities, support organisations and everyone who provides compassionate care to bereaved families; believes that no parent or family should have to face the grief of baby loss alone and that appropriate emotional, practical and bereavement support should be accessible to everyone who needs it; welcomes the opportunities provided by Baby Loss Awareness Week for people to speak openly about pregnancy and baby loss, helping to challenge stigma and break the silence that often surrounds bereavement; supports the Wave of Light candle ceremony, when families and communities come together to remember babies whose lives were sadly too short; and calls on Parliament and wider society to continue working together to improve awareness, understanding and support for everyone affected by pregnancy and baby loss.
That this House recognises Baby Loss Awareness Week from 9 to 15 October and its importance in raising awareness of pregnancy and baby loss; acknowledges the profound and lasting impact that miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and other forms of pregnancy and baby loss can have on parents and wider families;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with [i] the NHS and [ii] baby loss organisations about the [a] impact of baby loss on fathers and [b] support services needed to support those fathers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with [i] the NHS and [ii] baby loss organisations about the [a] impact of baby loss on fathers and [b] support services needed to support those fathers.
We recognise that baby or pregnancy loss can be extremely difficult for fathers and partners.
While my Rt. Hon. Friend, the current Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any discussions to date specifically with the National Health Service or baby loss organisations about the impact of baby loss on fathers or support services, previous ministerial engagement has included meetings with bereaved fathers as part of wider engagement with families.
Fathers and partners can receive evidence-based assessment and support through Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services. Some NHS trusts also work with Home Start UK’s Dad Matters project to support paternal mental health.
Additionally, all NHS England trusts have signed up to the National Bereavement Care Pathway, which acts as a set of standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all families, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised and sensitive care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle regional disparities in access to specialist mental health support for parents following baby loss.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle regional disparities in access to specialist mental health support for parents following baby loss.
We are committed to ensuring that all parents experiencing the devastating loss of a baby receive timely, equitable, and compassionate support, regardless of where they live.
Every National Health Service trust in England has signed up to the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP), supporting the delivery of consistent, individualised, and sensitive bereavement care. NHS England is working with Sands to support faster and more consistent implementation, and the NBCP has been included in its Medium Term Planning Framework for 2026/27 to 2028/29.
To reduce regional variation, NHS England has funded all integrated care boards to establish seven-day bereavement services across maternity settings. Currently, 38 of 42 integrated care boards and 115 of 120 trusts offer this service.
Maternal mental health services are now available in all areas of England, providing specialist psychological support for women experiencing moderate-to-severe or complex mental health difficulties arising from baby loss. More parents than ever, including fathers and partners, accessed maternal mental health or specialist community perinatal mental health services in the year to April 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the correlation between maternity unit infrastructure quality and infant mortality rates in areas of high deprivation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the correlation between maternity unit infrastructure quality and infant mortality rates in areas of high deprivation.
No specific assessment has been made of the correlation between maternity unit infrastructure quality and infant mortality rates in areas of high deprivation.
In 2024, NHS England invited all trusts providing maternity and neonatal care to complete a maternity and neonatal infrastructure survey to establish a baseline of their estate, with findings published in September 2025. These findings resulted in ringfenced funding in 2025/26 to improve the maternity and neonatal critical safety infrastructure.
The Government is investing a further £41 million to tackle urgent safety risks in maternity and neonatal facilities, building on £145 million already committed since April 2025. This funding will address issues such as fire safety, ventilation issues, and outdated infrastructure, creating safer environments for mothers and newborns.
Lords Statement on the independent review of maternity services at Nottingham University hospitals NHS trust.
Lords Statement on the independent review of maternity services at Nottingham University hospitals NHS trust.
My Lords, I thank the Minister for the opportunity to ask questions on this Statement on the report, which raises many troubling issues. I add my thanks to Donna Ockenden and her team for their extraordinary work in conducting what has been the largest review of maternity services in the...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for the opportunity to ask questions on this Statement on the report, which raises many troubling issues. I add my thanks to Donna Ockenden and her team for their extraordinary work in conducting what has been the largest review of maternity services in the...
My Lords, the Statement before us today from the Secretary of State in the other place is distressing reading, as is the report by Donna Ockenden. This review shocks us all to the core and must shake the Government into real action at every level of our health service and...
My Lords, the Statement before us today from the Secretary of State in the other place is distressing reading, as is the report by Donna Ockenden. This review shocks us all to the core and must shake the Government into real action at every level of our health service and...
My Lords, we find ourselves deeply affected, as we have heard from both Front Benches. I am grateful for the tone and for the acknowledgement of the experiences of bereaved and harmed families who are at the absolute centre of this. The noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, said that she could...
My Lords, we find ourselves deeply affected, as we have heard from both Front Benches. I am grateful for the tone and for the acknowledgement of the experiences of bereaved and harmed families who are at the absolute centre of this. The noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, said that she could...
This is the most appalling thing that has happened. I have great respect for the Minister, and I thank her for letting us know about some of the action plans going ahead. What has gone wrong with a profession where the professionals have seemingly no empathy for those they are...
This is the most appalling thing that has happened. I have great respect for the Minister, and I thank her for letting us know about some of the action plans going ahead. What has gone wrong with a profession where the professionals have seemingly no empathy for those they are...
I certainly agree. Every woman, in the case of maternity services, deserves safe and compassionate maternity care. That is why we are so determined to drive urgent improvements in maternity services. It is worth noting that this review—the largest ever of its kind, as the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, said—considered...
I certainly agree. Every woman, in the case of maternity services, deserves safe and compassionate maternity care. That is why we are so determined to drive urgent improvements in maternity services. It is worth noting that this review—the largest ever of its kind, as the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, said—considered...
My Lords, to continue this theme, the report describes a bullying and toxic culture, with junior midwives not being sufficiently supported when dealing with complex cases. It was a culture that did not allow them to refer such cases up the chain. There was a constant turnover in senior midwifery...
My Lords, to continue this theme, the report describes a bullying and toxic culture, with junior midwives not being sufficiently supported when dealing with complex cases. It was a culture that did not allow them to refer such cases up the chain. There was a constant turnover in senior midwifery...
My noble friend’s analysis is quite right. One of the reasons we are developing an anti-discrimination programme is that cultural change across maternity and neonatal services is much needed.
I use that as one example; all NHS trusts are to have completed that programme by 2027, and that is already...
My noble friend’s analysis is quite right. One of the reasons we are developing an anti-discrimination programme is that cultural change across maternity and neonatal services is much needed.
I use that as one example; all NHS trusts are to have completed that programme by 2027, and that is already...
The Ockenden report does a great job in looking at the problems in one specific trust. However, the problems go much deeper, as the Minister has said. It is cultural, and one of the cultural problems appears to be that there is a complete split between a contingent of midwives...
The Ockenden report does a great job in looking at the problems in one specific trust. However, the problems go much deeper, as the Minister has said. It is cultural, and one of the cultural problems appears to be that there is a complete split between a contingent of midwives...