PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Maternity Services: Health Visitors (12 July 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing mandatory health visits up to 12 weeks postpartum.
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Answer
There are no current plans to do so. Since April 2020, it has been a contractual requirement for general practitioner to offer a six to eight week maternal postnatal health check for new mothers. Mandated and other health visitor reviews also provide an opportunity to review postnatal care.
Answered by:
James Morris (Conservative)
19 July 2022
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