Electronic Foetal Monitoring

HC Deb 08 September 2003 vol 410 cc183-4W

Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each hospital trust(a) the measures used to collect information and (b) the information collated on electronic foetal monitoring. [127097]

Dr. Ladyman

Trusts are required to collect information on maternity care through the Department of Health's Hospital Episodes Statistics system. This information is published in the National Health Service Maternity Statistics Bulletin, England 2001–02. The most recent bulletin, number 2003/09, was published on 16 May 2003. A copy is available in the Library and is also available on the Department of Health's website at www.doh.uk/public/sb0309.htm

Information on other measures used by each hospital trust to collect information, including information on electronic foetal monitoring is not collected centrally.