HC Deb 26 October 1994 vol 248 cc682-3W
Mrs. Wise

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements have been made for piloting the draft pregnancy-based clinical data set for maternity with the professions concerned; when the findings of the pilot tests will be available; and if she will place a copy of the draft minimum data set in the Library.

Mr. Sackville

Initial draft proposals for a contract minimum data set covering community, maternity and mental health services were produced in October 1993. Priority was given to the further development and piloting of the community component of this data set.

The results are about to be issued for consultation, and work has resumed on the maternity contract minimum data set. Copies of the consultation document will be placed in the Library when it is available. Arrangements for piloting will follow once the clinical profession have agreed the content of the data set.